THE CALIFORNIA AGGIE
SERVING THE UC DAVIS CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY SINCE 1915
VOLUME 133, ISSUE 10 | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2013
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MELISSA DITTRICH & JORDYN MAY
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Freeborn Hall, an on-campus lecture hall and event venue, is to be renovated due to necessary seismic updates. The hall is in critical condition and renovations need to be done as soon as possible. It is likely to close down for renovations in summer 2014. “After being looked at again this summer, it was decided that Freeborn
Hall needed to be seismically renovated. It is hardly safe enough for the uses it has now. According to code, it should not be used as a lecture hall. It is barely within legal parameters,” said ASUCD Senator Miles Thomas. A significant problem with shutting Freeborn down temporarily is the loss of a massive lecture hall on campus. Freeborn Hall can seat 1,800 people and losing this space will cause major issues for professors and students. There are
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no other spaces on campus that could seat large classes and the new California Lecture Hall is not scheduled to open until fall of 2017. “Student government is trying to figure out where we would put these lectures. The hall may stay open through the summer because of this issue,” Thomas said. The future for Freeborn Hall is currently uncertain. Prices for renovation will cost $10 million to $13 million.
The renovation would include steel stabilizers and would make the hall earthquake-safe. Demolishing the building and replacing it would cost $20 million to $30 million. The UC Davis administration is in favor of creating a whole new building that may not have the same function Freeborn Hall currently has. Administration considered turning the buildfreeborn on 9
DCEA rejects DCEA rejects proposed proposedhealth, health, retirement cuts retirement cuts James Kim / Aggie
Vice president of Warner Bros. visits alma mater Alumnus considers ASUCD involvement vital to career
Davis City Council votes to pass on issue for second time VALENTINA NAKIC campus@theaggie.org
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Michael Chang is the Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs at Warner Bros. He is also a UC Davis alumnus who attributes his future success in part to campus involvement. Recently, he and his wife, also an alumna, brought their family back to town hoping to encourage their daughter to apply and attend. Chang graduated in 1992 with a degree in international relations, and UC Davis and ASUCD were integral in shaping Chang personally and academically. He cites the ASUCD Lobby Corps as one of the most influential enterprises in his time at the university. “I was part of the internal affairs … our job was to help knock on doors and advise the administration on key issues that affected students back in those days,” Chang said. These issues included managing budget cuts, tuition increases and the acceptance of gays and lesbians in Reserve Officers’ Training Corp (ROTC) programs. The vital nature of these issues made Lobby Corps a very special program to Chang. “My biggest fear was that I would be a loner,” Chang said. “I was not comfortable in my own skin having come to this country not speaking a word of English.” Overcoming this struggle was a natural process. As alumnus on 12
The Davis City Employees Association (DCEA) hasn’t received a salary raise since 2009, and simultaneously rejected retirement and healthcare cuts proposed by the City of Davis. During the Nov. 19 Davis City Council meeting, the City of Davis voted for the second time in two years to pass on the issue. As a result, the DCEA reports no longer having sufficient incentive to pursue further negotiation. In 2009, all city bargaining units were due to renew their agreements with the city, with respect to salary raises, healthcare and retiree benefits. The city proposed that city units pay their own CalPERS contribution (seven percent of annual income) and reduce monthly cash out to $500, in exchange for a 12.5 percent salary increase over several years. Most of the groups agreed, with the exception of DCEA
representatives. Arguing that their constituents would still suffer from decreased income following the proceedings, they didn’t agree to the proposal and consequently haven’t received any scheduled raises. This is along with the addition of the CalPERS payment. The DCEA represents City of Davis employees in jobs such as public works maintenance, water systems, custodial, park and road maintenance, electrician and mechanic. Dave Owen, president of the DCEA, said that there is nothing left to gain and the DCEA only stands to lose more retirement benefits and health cash out. “They’ve stripped everything out of our benefits that they wanted. The only thing they didn’t get was the only thing they couldn’t take, which is retiree/medical benefits,” Owen said. “They said they’re constrained financially and that their hands are tied in terms of what they can do for us financially
with raises to offset the fees.” “ME TOO” CLAUSES HINDER NEGOTIATIONS
Approximately $1.2 million will be paid to make DCEA whole for the legal proceedings and city’s initial rebuff in 2012. The total reparations made were $2.46 million, with the rest going to other bargaining units included in the Favored Nations clauses. Under the Favored Nations clauses, commonly known as “Me Too” clauses, if a bargaining unit receives a good deal, the other units can upgrade their benefits to the same level. With the clauses, there is an incentive to piggyback on other unrelated bargaining units. The City of Davis defended the “Me Too” clauses as a way to remain equitable and avoid penalizing groups for cooperating earlier. Ken Akins, the attorney for DCEA, held a strong position against the “Me Too” clauses. employees on 9
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5 / THURSDAY BME Alumni Seminar Series 4 to 6 p.m. | 1005 GBSF, Main Floor Auditorium BME Alumni Seminar series continues with Mr. Dustin Thompson, currently principal R&D engineer at Medtronic. He will be giving a seminar entitled “Product Development in a Multi-National Med Tech Company.”
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Community organizations fundraise for Typhoon Haiyan victims International house to host fundraiser on Dec. 7
Candlelight Vigil for Victims of Typhoon Haiyan 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. | Student Community Center Join in the candlelight vigil and procession at UC Davis to draw support and raise donations for relief aid for victims of Typhoon Haiyan. KVIE Uncorked 6 to 9 p.m. | KVIE Studios at 2030 W. El Camino Ave., Sacramento Attend KVIE’s first ever winter wine and food benefit — it includes gourmet cheese from Whole Foods, desserts from Nothing Bundt Cakes, wine by Bogle and Terra d’Oro, beer by Ninkasi and Lagunitas and live music from Midtown Jazz. Tickets at $35 and include two drink tickets, food and entertainment. Community Winter Spiral 6:15 to 9 p.m. | Davis Waldorf School Join in this reflective walk along a spiral made of evergreens in a darkened room. Entering the room, only one candle in the center of the spiral will be lit. Soft music will play as each attendee walks the spiral alone and lights his or her own candle and places it along the path. The event is free and open to adults and children grades 5 and above.
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A Philippine mother drapes her son with a plastic bag to shield him from the rain while waiting to receive relief supplies at Tacloban during Operation Damayan.
American Red Cross Club End of the Year Celebration 7:10 to 8 p.m. | 146 Olsen. The ARCC is an on-campus organization dedicated to emergency preparedness and community service, and will be assembling care packages to be sent to soldiers overseas. Stop by to offer your packaging skills. Spring Awakening 8 to 10 p.m. | Main Theater, Wright Hall Come see “Spring Awakening,” an eight-time Tony Award-winning Broadway musical concerning teenage discovery of sexuality. Rated R for adult material including violence, sexuality, nudity and language. Tickets are $18 to $22 for the general audience and $16 to $20 for students and seniors. Showtimes are Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m.
6 / FRIDAY 23rd Annual Holiday Sale Noon to 7 p.m. | Davis Art Center, 1919 F Street The Art Center’s five art and dance studios, the Tsao Gallery, conference room and Atrium will be transformed into a festive, creative marketplace for the weekend. The juried arts and crafts sale will feature over 70 artisans, who will present and sell their oneof-a-kind pieces from their own booths, giving patrons the unique opportunity to meet the artists and crafters first-hand. The sale also opens at 10 a.m. Dec. 7 and 8. Auditions: The Grapes of Wrath 6 to 10 p.m. | Main Theater, Wright Hall UC Davis students, staff and faculty are encouraged to try out as actors or musicians for “The Grapes of Wrath.” Hopefuls should sign up for a five minute slot in Art 101. Alotta Capella 7 to 9 p.m. | UC Davis Science Lecture Hall Attend this annual fall showcase of local a cappella groups. Tickets are $7 in advance and $10 at the door. University Chorus 7 to 9 p.m. | Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center Attend the UC Davis University Chorus’ fall concert. Tickets are $12.
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city@theaggie.org Since the onslaught of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in November 2013, several organizations, businesses and prominent groups in Davis are holding fundraisers to aid those directly affected by the storm. Some members of the Davis-Yolo County Filipinos and Fil-Am at UC Davis are originally from the affected areas and still have families living there. Ruth Asmundson, the former mayor of the City of Davis from 2002 to 2010, is leading the fundraising efforts. During Asmundson’s eight-year term as mayor for the City of Davis, she had the opportunity to build many social connections for fundraising efforts. “Since I have done many fundraising events for good and humanitarian causes … I could call on them for help,” Asmundson said in an
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Garden Work Day 10 a.m. to Noon | Central Park Gardens, B and Fourth Street Come and help spruce up the gardens. No experience is necessary and tools, gloves and training will be provided. The Goodbye Year 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. | Avid Reader, 617 Second St. Join author and restaurateur Toni Piccinini as she discusses her new book which provides “Wisdom and Culinary Therapy to Survive Your Child’s Senior Year of High School (and Reclaim the You of You).” The event is free.
8 / SUNDAY Artist Reception 1 to 4 p.m. | Gallery 1855, 820 Pole Line Road Check out an exhibition of the artistic works of Sylvia Polotom, which will be on display throughout the month of December. The event is free. Study Hall 5 to 9 p.m. | Whole Foods Market, 500 First St. Cram right before your finals in a quiet café. Free snacks and coffee will be provided for students with a valid student ID. There will be free Wi-Fi, and the event is free.
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Opponents of transgender student bill seek referendum
Schoolhouse Rock 7:10 to 9 p.m. | Davis Musical Theatre Company, 607 Pena Drive The Emmy Award-winning 1970s Saturday morning cartoon series that taught history, grammar, math and more through clever, tuneful songs is making a comeback. Attend this production by the Young Performer’s Theater. Tickets are $10 and showtimes are at 7:10 p.m. Friday and 2:15 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Tree Planting 9 a.m. to Noon | Arroyo Park, 2000 Shasta Drive Join Tree Davis and the City of Davis in their crusade to plant more trees in parks, neighborhoods and green belts around Davis. Meet near the parking lot on the north side of Arroyo Park, and sign up at treedavis.org/Volunteer.
email. “In my experience Davis and Yolo County friends are very kind and generous for good causes.” The organization held a fundraising luncheon at St. James Memorial Center on Nov. 23. They sold about 350 tickets for $35 each, raising about $12,250. They served an authentic Filipino lunch to those who attended. Despite raising this large amount of money, Asmundson and the group do not wish to stop here. The overall long-term goal of the groupa, The Filipinos of Davis and Yolo County and the Friends of Los Baños Committee, is to raise $100,000. This benefit luncheon aimed to provide basic needs like food, water and medicine for the typhoon victims in the affected outlying islands and communities. These areas have not received as much help by big humanitarian organizations,
city@theaggie.org Opponents of a state bill that would allow transgender K-12 students access to school facilities and programs that match their gender identity have submitted a referendum in hopes of repealing the law. Referred to by detractors as the “coed bathroom bill,” AB 1266 would codify certain rights for transgender students, such as the ability to join a sports team or use the bathroom that corresponds to their gender. Signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Aug. 12, the bill is scheduled to become law on Jan. 1, 2014.
However, if the referendum is approved, the law’s enactment will be postponed until it can be put on the ballot in 2014. Opposition groups include the California Republican Party as well as Privacy for All Students (PFAS), a coalition of conservative groups that have spearheaded the referendum effort.They fear that the bill is a violation of the privacy rights of students and a matter better left for school districts to deal with on a case-by-case basis. “It’s a serious violation of privacy rights under the U.S. Constitution,” said Brad Dacus, president of the Pacific Justice Institute (PJI), a legal transgender on 13
Mushrooms to spring up this winter Community, campus projects experiment with fungi cultivation
9 / MONDAY Farallon Quintet Noon to 1 p.m. | 1Yocha Dehe Grand Lobby, Mondavi Center Come listen to a free concert by the Farallon Quintet.
10 / TUESDAY Holiday Festival 5 to 8 p.m. | Davis Ace, 240 G St. Show up for food, drinks, entertainment. There will be special sale items, Santa and more. The event is free. Cheese Platter 101 6 to 7:30 p.m. | Whole Foods Market, 500 First St. Learn from the cheese experts how to craft the perfect cheese platter for your next event. Cheese samples will be offered. Meet in the café, the event is free.
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Jack Taylor poses for a portrait with The Aggie. He hopes to share passion for mushroom cultivation through a new project in the campus Ecological Garden.
11 / WEDNESDAY Walk with Warren Noon to 1 p.m. | UC Davis Arboretum Join Warren Roberts, Superintendent Emeritus of the Arboretum, famous storyteller and punster for an always engaging noontime exploration of the west end gardens. Meet at the Arboretum Gazebo, the event is free. Uc Davis Invisible Children Club fundraiser 5 to 9 p.m. | Raja’s Tandoor, 207 Third St. Enjoy a meal and support Invisible Children, a non-profit organization that seeks to bring a permanent end to human rights atrocities. 20 percent of restaurant proceeds will go to the organization. Men of Exotica 10 p.m. to Midnight | The Graduate, 805 Russell Blvd. A team of Bay Area exotic male strippers are coming to Davis. The event is 18+ and the cover charge is $10.
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features@theaggie.org Mushrooms will be blossoming at UC Davis this Winter Quarter through the efforts of community food projects at the Domes, the Student Farm and the popular course PLP 40: Mushroom Cultivation. Jack Taylor, a third-year sustainable agriculture and food systems major, has been interested in mushrooms since he was 14 when he came across his first mushroom identification guide
in his grandparents’ house. He is now initiating small scale cultivation on campus, bringing his enthusiasm and production experience to subsistence farming. “I like learning about mushrooms because they would be a [sustainable] facet of a communitybased food system,”Taylor said.“The Domes are a great community and a great place to experiment. [The mushroom project] is a community food source here. It’s not for profit or anything. At this mushroom on 13
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State to pay Yolo County $1.4 million in wildlife dues Overdue funds impact UC Davis students, community
Watts Legal with DANIEL WATTS
Answer I’ll give some background for those who do not pay attention to local sports. This is the nutshell version without the details: The Kings are Sacramento’s NBA team. A couple rich guys were trying to move the team to Seattle, where they were promised a fancy stadium. The NBA and the team’s new owners were upset that the Kings did not have a fancier stadium. But a lot of people in Sacramento really like the Kings. And those people vote. In March, the Sacramento City Council tentatively agreed to shell out $258 million to subsidize the cost of a new $448 million arena (private backers would fund the rest). Most of these millions would come from the money the city normally collects from parking meters and tickets. This new arena convinced the NBA that there’s a good market for the Kings in Sacramento, so the Kings can stay in the area. Other people think that the city should not spend public money on a sports arena or, at the very least, the voters (not the city council) should decide whether to fund the arena. These people call themselves Sacramento Taxpayers Opposed to Pork, or “STOP,” and they are gathering signatures on petitions to call a special election. Their goal is to pass a measure through the special election preventing the city from spending public funds on private
arenas without a public vote. They are still gathering signatures. (Incidentally, signature gathering is a great job during times like this. They’re paying petition gatherers between $2 and $5 per valid signature last I checked.) On to your question. Nothing’s legally stopping your kickball team from enjoying the same public largesse as the Sacramento Kings. Assuming your kickball team carries the same emotional weight with the Davis citizenry as the Kings fans have imposed on the City of Sacramento, you’ll have no problem getting public funds. Of course, you’d want to form a corporation and create a business checking account so it is clear to the city council where the money is going. And the city council is going to want public testimony from your fans asking them to save your team. They will ask you for attendance figures showing that your backyard games regularly sell out, and you’ll need a market analysis attesting to your economic impact on the region. Get those papers together, and you can start slurping at the public trough just like the big leaguers. There are a few insurmountable obstacles, however.Your primary roadblock is your irrelevance to the citizenry. In short, no one cares about your kickball team. But a lot of people do not care about the Kings, either. Or the Chargers, or any of the other teams that have convinced their host cities to subsidize them to keep them from moving to another city with a more pliant public treasury. In 1995, San Diego’s city council passed a “ticket guarantee” bill to keep the Chargers around. They guaranteed the Chargers that they would sell 60,000 tickets for each Chargers game. If the seats did not sell, the city would make up the difference out of its own pocket. And according to a 2010 New York Times article, the cities of Houston, Kansas City, Mo., Memphis and Pittsburgh are still paying off millions in stadium debts from sports teams that skipped town before their bills were paid. Sports teams do this all the time. Anything outside of baseball, basketball, football or hockey is going to be a tough sell. Good luck with your kickball team. Daniel is a Sacramento attorney, former Davis City Council candidate and graduate of UC Davis School of Law. He’ll answer questions sent to him at governorwatts@gmail.com or tweeted to @governorwatts.
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Question I have a sports law question for you. So the Sacramento Kings tried to leave the city for Seattle earlier this year, but now they’re staying. But as I understand it, they’re staying only because the city promised to pay something like $258 million to help build them a new sports arena.The Kings are a private corporation, aren’t they? Aren’t there laws against handing out taxpayer money to convince a basketball team not to move to Seattle? And if there aren’t any laws against this, what’s to stop me from forming a kickball team and demanding money from, say, the Davis City Council to build me a kickball field in my backyard? For $10 million, I’d totally promise never to move my kickball team out of Davis. I also don’t understand the cost. If I’m remembering SimCity correctly, it costs $30,000 to build a stadium. Then they pay back $10,000 every year thereafter, in addition to raising property values and preventing citizens from being unhappy. (Casinos, on the other hand, pay out more. But they also raise the crime rate.) — Ryan M. Davis, CA
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The California State Department of Fish and Wildlife owes Yolo County $1.4 million for the management of the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, accumulated over the last 13 years. “Our wildlife areas are state-owned, so these payments are in lieu of taxes. They may have a tight budget, but these fees haven’t been paid in over 10 years,” said Cindy Tuttle, Yolo County’s manager of Inter-Governmental Relations. The Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area is located in the heart of the Pacific Flyway, and part of the Yolo Basin, a natural basin in the north part of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area is “more than 17,770 acres and is part wildlife area, part outdoor education experience, and part birders’ paradise all in one,” stated the website for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. “Birders, hunters and schoolchildren all come to the area to experience wildlife up-close in nature.” This is the only wildlife reserve in Yolo County, and so it is the closest reserve to the UC Davis campus to be utilized for student and faculty use. “It is important that the state help manage the wildlife area because students and future generations need to understand first-hand how nature affects humans and other species internationally and locally,” said Tony Blanco, second-year wildlife, fish and conservation biology major. “State-funded areas like this, Yosemite, Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon exhibit a stark contrast to city blocks and urban areas.” Since the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area is stateowned, the state must pay a certain amount for the county to manage the area. This plan of payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILT) was established in 1949 to offset the adverse impacts to county property tax revenues. “The state is required to pay according to Fish and Game Code 1504, which states that income derived by state as Wildlife Management must pay annually,” said Beth Gabor,Yolo County Public Information Officer. According to the PILT press release, Fish and Game Code 1504 specifies that the California Department of Fish and Wildlife shall pay annually to the county in which the property is located, an amount equal to the county taxes levied upon the property at the time the
Davis City Council votes to preserve Mace 391 farmland Students show apprehension toward conservation easement plan DANIELLE BROWN
city@theaggie.org On Nov. 19, the Davis City Council discussed the Mace 391 farmland. The property is located on the Westside of County Road 104, east of Mace Boulevard, north of Interstate 80. Members of the council had to decide whether or not they should maintain the original preservation agreement for this land or if they should make all or part of the property a business park. The council decided to stick with the plan of placing a permanent conservation easement on the 391-acre Mace Curve/Leland Ranch property.
Mayor Joe Krovoza, a member of the City of Davis Council, believes preserving agricultural lands is a unique part of Davis. “The big picture here is that the City of Davis has a fantastic tradition of taking themselves for something called Measure O and these funds are dedicated for the purchase of lands to make sure that agricultural lands remain in open space,” Krovoza said. “This has built up a multi-million dollar fund to preserve open space. We used these funds to help purchase the Mace property.” The City Council meeting minutes from Nov. 19 state two of the pros in conserving the land: the land will maximize farmland protection and it will allow agricultural research fields in close proximity to potential
title was transferred to the state. “The State of California has a great desire to partner with Yolo County on projects in the bypass including fish run, restoring fish habitat, restoring the delta and plans that involve mitigation,” said Matt Rexroad, Yolo County supervisor. However, because the Department of Fish and Wildlife has been very elusive about paying their dues, it may strain their relationship with Yolo County. “As an elected official, it makes me less trustful of them (the state) and less likely to want to partner with them, especially when they have promised repeatedly to pay their bills and still haven’t,” Rexroad said. If the state continues to evade paying this $1.4 million invoice, the costs are greater to the county itself as far as managing the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, which affects the distribution of money that should go elsewhere. “The properties come off of tax rolls,”Tuttle said. “It allows both the county and the state to sustain economic viability. Our board of supervisors feels that it’s very important to attain because when we receive PILT payments, it is distributed like any other tax.” The payments on theYolo Bypass Wildlife Area affect not only the management of the wildlife area itself, but the surrounding community. “All other organizations supported by tax revenues are impacted,” Tuttle said. “The Fire District receives a percent [as does] resource conservation, the school [and] mosquito control.” So by withholding the funds due to Yolo County for the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, the state is indirectly withholding funds from the City of Davis and UC Davis. Yolo County is one of 36 counties in California affected by this payment evasion. The state owes over $17 million in total. “I joined several of my colleagues in the California Legislature in writing a bipartisan letter to Gov. [Jerry] Brown requesting that the 2014-15 state budget include funds to pay the delinquent reimbursements,” said Mariko Yamada, California State Assemblymember in a letter to Supervisor Duane Chamberlain. The letter to Gov. Brown was signed by 23 assembly members of various districts to urge the funding of these overdue bills. The state has yet to answer or give any indication of intentions to pay these overdue fines.The district officials of the affected counties also have given no indication of their next plan of action. n
innovation of business parks. Different companies had approached the Davis City Council about opening a branch in Davis on this property. Some of the cons are that conserving this land narrows potential uses of the property to only traditional agriculture, and that the property is spread out and poorly configured. Emma Zent, a fourth-year English and history major, believes that the cons outweigh the pros. She appreciates that Davis values its farms, but believes development is needed. “It would of been a better decision to develop it,” Zent said. “The Davis population is growing and we need to provide resources for that. I believe they are proposing to add 5,000 more students in the next five years, right now there are not enough resources for that. It is a difficult decision because the farmland in Davis is an important part of the heritage but at the same time it is a growing city and it needs a little more development than what it has right now.” In the Nov. 19 meeting, the Davis City Council members discussed five different options as to how they could use the
property. The five different options were: Finalize the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) conservation easement, status quo — keep property as a city-owned asset, resell Mace 391 without NRCS conservation easement, use portion of Mace 391 for business park, and the last option was to use most of Mace 391 for business park. Maureen Burns, a third-year economics major, believes that Davis already has an ample amount of farmland and should have perhaps gone with one of the last two options listed above. “Well honestly, I think both plans have benefits as well as drawbacks,” Burns said. “But because Davis is already surrounded by so much farmland and is heavily agriculturally-based, there is no need for ‘preservation.’ I definitely think Davis could be developed more in other fields than agriculture, and I think Davis residents are lacking in some resources that other major college campuses have. So I don’t think the decision to conserve the Mace Farmland Conservation on 13
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Experimental College holds “I Wish I Was Learning” campaign
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Students write potential subjects on interactive chalkboard
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A large group of people dressed in black appeared to be putting hoods on each other on Sycamore Lane.
23 / MONDAY Trader woes A group of people were throwing things at passing cars and bikers on the Trader Joe’s side of Sycamore Lane.
25 / WEDNESDAY To get to the other side Five wild turkeys were crossing the road on Russell Boulevard.
27 / FRIDAY Waste not, want not A guy was walking around Pole Line Road leaving notes saying if people wanted to get rid of belongings to call him.
Para-shoot Someone saw a person parachuting down on Sutter Place and was concerned they had missed their target. COURTESY
1 / SUNDAY Money laundering A girl and guy were messing with the coin machines inside a laundry room on Simmons Way.
Students write what they wish they were learning on the Experimental College’s chalkboard.v
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WEEKLY WEATHER Short Term After experiencing Thanksgiving, I bet the objectives people are thinking about are doing well on their finals and going home for winter break! First you’ll have to endure a few cold rainy days ahead. Today: High 47, Low 26, Light winds (5-10 MPH), Sunny Friday: High 43, Low 35, Breezy (10-15 MPH), Chance of rain Saturday: High 44, Low 26, Breezy (10-15 MPH), Partly cloudy — Emily Rives
Long Term Once you make it through the icy temps the next few days, well maybe more than a few, you’re in the clear for finals next week. The only question after that will be “Mr. Krabs, are you ready to partay?” Sunday: High 48, Low 30,Cold, Mostly clear Monday: High 51, Low 31, Cold, Partly sunny Tuesday: High 55, Low 36, Cool, Mostly clear Wednesday: High 56, Low 38, Cool, Partly cloudy — Tyson Tilmont
Almanac 11/20: 58/54 (rainfall amount: 0.35 in) 11/21: 62/49 11/22: 71/46 11/23: 65/41 11/24: 64/40 11/25: 64/40 11/26: 61/41 11/27: 64/43 11/28: 71/45 11/29: 70/42 11/30: 67/41 12/1: 68/41 12/2: 68/42 12/3: 56/41
Climate Report You could probably guess what the big weather story is this week in Davis, and that is the cold. How cold could it be? The average high for this time of the year is in the mid-50s; lows around 40 degrees. High temperatures this week should be around the mid-40s to the low 50s—not too crazy compared to the average; but at night, expect chilly temperatures well into the 20s—near record cold temperatures. Bundle up! — Justin Tang
Weather Blurb Break that lotion and lip balm, ski mask, hat, scarf, jacket or whatever your winter wardrobe consists of... I highly suggest you also invest in a comfy pair of gloves. My hands practically freeze off when I walk from one class to another. Can’t take my finals without functional hands! Good luck on finals and stay warm! — Raymond Chan
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Asmundson said. “We’re targeting these communities because we have Davis-Yolo County Filipino residents who originally came from those areas or still have families and friends there,” Asmundson said. “The long-term fundraising goal of the group is to help these targeted communities rebuild their schools, libraries and help reestablish their means of livelihood, for example help fishermen get another small fishing [boat].” The next fundraising event will be on Dec. 7 at the International House. All of the proceeds go to the Rotary Club of Makati. The funds will be channeled to the district to which Los Banos belongs. Los Banos is a sister city to the City of Davis. The district will then directly coordinate with targeted Rotary Club Districts in the
features@theaggie.org If you have walked past the Silo or Memorial Union (MU) over the past couple days between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., you may have spotted groups of students writing on a large blackboard. In an effort to connect with the UC Davis student population, the Experimental College is holding their “I Wish I Was Learning” campaign on campus this week. “I was inspired by the ‘Before I Graduate’ board on campus last year,” said campaign leader and second-year managerial economics and design double major Tiffany Trieu. “The idea is to have a more creative and hands-on campaign to see what students want to learn.” The 6 foot by 8 foot blackboard reading “I Wish I Was Learning” was on display in the Silo Yard on Dec. 3. The MU hosted the campaign on both Dec. 4 and Dec. 5. “This is the project I’ve been most hopeful about. It’s the most thoughtprovoking and interactive, and anything that is interactive with a target audience is a good thing,” said Experimental College Street Hip Hop and DJ program instructor Mike Cagley. “The students are telling us what they want, so we can see if we already have those classes in place or if we can make the classes for them.” Initially started as an ASUCD unit by students in 1966, the Experimental College was made to create classes that students wanted to take, but were not offered by the University. Today, with over 200 class members, it offers classes to students and the greater Davis community. “The Experimental College brings an outlet to actually explore what you really want to do and what you really want to learn,” said Experimental College director and fifth-year psychology and communication double major Chriselle Vinson. “It shows the contrast to what you feel like you need to do versus what you actually want to do.” As one of only two Experimental Colleges on the west coast and the only
typhoon-affected areas and will specify how the funds will be used. After the 2006 tsunami, Tom Lovering, then the owner of Cantina del Cabo (restaurant on G Street, now closed), and Asmundson put together a quick fundraising event. From those efforts they concluded that it would cost $2,000 per house to rebuild. With the Davis Rotary Club, they were able to raise $80,000 in 2006 but eventually raised almost $100,000 and built more houses. Lovering believes that anyone can make a difference and help those in need in the Philippines. “Whether you are a political leader or business leader, it doesn’t matter; what matters is how much effort you put in raising money to help those hurt by this disaster,” Lovering said in an email. Michael Farias, CEO of Plumbing M.D. Inc., is also fundraising for Typhoon Haiyan relief within his own company. He said that if his employees are willing to donate one
UC unit today, the UC Davis organization offers classes ranging from topics like martial arts and dance to personal finance and juggling. “Students are given the ability to take a class and not worry about midterms and finals. Anyone can just take a class for the pure joy of wanting to learn,” Cagley said. “At the very base of what the whole thing is about, it’s an activity to build the voice of opinion.” Keeping up with a changing population and its interests has been a recent challenge for the Experimental College, as demonstrated by a recent budget deficit. “The reason why we have a budget deficit is because we haven’t been changing with the times,” Vinson said. “The best way to change with the times is to ask the students what void we can fill, to provide them with what their needs are.” Although Experimental College Hapkido instructor and Experimental College Instructor’s Advisory Board Chair Rick Schubert said that budget circumstances have drastically improved this quarter and the likelihood of shutdown has decreased significantly, he also said a change in marketing strategy to combat the last five years’ budget deficit is necessary. “In recent years, folks both at UC Davis and in the broader Davis community have lost track of why the Experimental College is there and why it does what it does,” Schubert said. “The Instructor’s Advisory Board is convinced that the Experimental College’s only problem is a marketing problem.” With a fast-paced quarter system, many Aggies find it easy to get wrapped up in academics without realizing it. Knowing this, the Experimental College hopes that the campaign will help start the conversation about interests outside of scholastic pursuits. “I think it’s pretty easy as a student these days to lose track of the fact that college provides a unique opportunity to learn things,” Schubert said. “The blackboard campaign provides students with the opportunity to step back and ask themselves what they really do want to learn.”
hour of pay, the business will match it. “We want to do something for others, and this recent catastrophe in the Philippines seems to be on all of our minds,” Farias said.“ One of the most pressing needs is for clean water. That is something employees of a plumbing company can relate to.” The Rise Up, a UC Davis Typhoon Relief Fund, held an open donation during the month of November. It was started by Kirby Araullo, a board member for Philipino Americans in Science and Engineering (PASE). They had several donation jars. These were located at the Student Recruitment and Retention Center (SRRC) in the Student Community Center. Some UC Davis students also took to classrooms and presented the jars to fellow students and faculty, while educating them about the devastation left by Typhoon Haiyan and how they could join the relief efforts. “The reason why the Fil-Am commu-
Trieu came up with the publicity idea earlier in the quarter, and worked with other Experimental College student volunteers and a budget of $120 to bring the project to life. “We want the chalkboard as a survey and a way for people to learn about what we offer at the Experimental College,” Trieu said. “Students should know that any idea that they have isn’t a bad idea, we offer unconventional classes.” The responses and discussion brought about by the campaign are expected to give the Experimental College a unique perspective on what exactly students today are interested in learning, so that change can be made within the year. “We need to push externally to show that the Experimental College is doing something for the public,” Vinson said. “Internally, we wanted to get a better feel for what the Experimental College can do for the public. The campaign brings presence, it serves the community and it brings a sense of community as well.” The original marketing model for the Experimental College, which was successful for decades, was heavily focused on print media. As the media industry made the transition to an electronic focus, Schubert believes the Experimental College was very slow in responding to this shift, but is on track to balance its budget by the year’s end. “This effort is really about maintaining and bringing the Experimental College back to how it used to be,”Cagley said. “It’s something that we’re trying to take all of our experiences and knowledge to push it forward. That same energy is going into why we are having this campaign.” Since the decision on whether the Experimental College will shut down is undetermined, many have reflected on how the Davis campus would be without the unit. “Without the Experimental College, I believe that we wouldn’t have students representing students. Because this is such a grassroots unit, the students wouldn’t have a voice,”Vinson said. “We bring the community to alternative learning in order to supplement their academic learning at the university.” n
nity chose this organization to work with is because they work directly with the people affected,” said Elena Nicdao, the academic chair of MGA Kapatid (a cultural, academic, political and social Filipino group at UC Davis). “This ensures that what we donate will go directly to the people who need it, because there are some organizations who keep a percentage of what is given to them for themselves.” Rigo Aczson, a PASE member, said it was easy to donate and help support this cause. “We set up a materials donation at the SRRC. People could drop by and donate non-monetary items that could immediately help survivors in the Philippines,” Aczson said in an email. “Materials encouraged include non-perishable food that does not require water, electricity or can openers, basic medicine, clothing, bottled water.” All the proceeds will go to National Alliance for Filipino Concerns which is a grassroots organization. n
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Quarterly Report Senate Bill #6
Senator Maxwell Kappes introduced a bill to amend Bylaw 412, thereby providing the Elections Committee with the discretion to choose how they would like to distribute sample ballots. Previously, Bylaw 412 required placement of the sample ballot in The California Aggie. This new amendment removes any direct reference to the placement of the sample ballot in The California Aggie. The amendment passed by a 11-1-0 vote.
Senator Maxwell Kappes introduced a bill to clarify the role of deferments as well as to place restrictions on them. In parliamentary procedures, deferments are intended to allow members — other than the original speaker —the opportunity to speak or ask questions without cutting into the time allotted to the original speaker. In the past, however, deferments have been used as a way to defer the conversation back to the original speaker, thereby granting them more time. Since this is not explicitly forbidden by Bylaw 105, the new bill will place restrictions on this type of exchange to limit any unfair gain of time by the original speaker. The bill passed by a 8-2-2 vote.
Senate Bill #12
Senators Maxwell Kappes and Armando Figueroa co-authored a bill to allow for directed comments to both senators and other subordinate officials. This bill aims to hold elected officials accountable for their comments and actions while facilitating transparency within ASUCD’s body of elected officials.
Senate Bill #15
Written by ASUCD Senator Liam Burke, SB #15 calls for a voluntary recital of the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of ASUCD Senate meetings. There should be an opportunity to show respect to the American flag as ASUCD’s governmental structure follows the federal government of the United States of America. Order of agenda at senate meetings is to include a voluntary recital after the call to order. This bill is pending legislation.
The bill was recommended by the Internal Affairs Commission to make the hiring process of ASUCD associate justices and chief justices and the structure of the ASUCD Court more clear. There has been confusion due to the vagueness in ASUCD bylaws. SB #18 is to address and clarify the bylaws. This bill is pending legislation.
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Because they all have very different styles, the diverse range creates an opportunity to observe the many ways California has been represented in art. Sculptor Michelle Gregor’s work has been specifically seen as important to the gallery’s mission. With a bachelor of fine arts degree from UC Santa Cruz and a master’s degree from San Francisco State University, Gregor is also a professor, as well as a well-known figurative sculptor. Some of her best known works may be seen in locations such as The Spa at Pebble Beach and The Olympic Club in San Francisco. “Michelle Gregor is one of the most significant female sculptors in the country, and definitely one of the best of Californi,” John Natsoulas, owner of the gallery, said. “I would have done anything to get her into this show. She is a not only an amazing painterly and abstract sculptor, but she is a mentor to many young women. She sculpts with such fervor and passion, which is really inspiring to many young artists.” Her style is described as emblematic of the unique Californian style seen in art, as it is not too representational, but has a certain serenity and spiri-
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Compared to Fall Quarter of last year, ASUCD Senate fell behind when it came down to writing legislation, ending with 20 bills versus last year’s 36. The senate’s progress is determined by each bill’s effectiveness and relevance to the student body, as well as the number of bills passed. *Editor’s note: For Bills 1-5, please see our mid-quarter evaluation at theaggie.org.
Senate Bill #7
Senator Ryan Wonders introduced a bill to create a formal procedure for renaming current ASUCD units. The bill was put into effect due to the absence of any formal naming procedures in Senate Bill 93, which only created a procedure for creating or dissolving ASUCD units. It ensures that all units are referenced only by one official name. The bill passed by a 11-0-1 vote.
Senate Bill #10
Senate Bill #9
Senate Bill #18
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Senator Armando Figueroa introduced a bill to clarify the language in Bylaw 801A. The bill will recognize that the ASUCD Commission responsible for authoring or introducing a particular bill is allowed to formally recommend its own legislation for consideration by the senate.
Senate Bill #13
Senator Miles Thomas introduced the bill to amend Section 107 of the ASUCD Bylaws to change the average “10-minute break” at senate meetings. Initially, it was mandatory to take breaks approximately every hour after the start of each meeting. Section 107 was amended to change the allotted time to a minimum of 30 minutes before five hours have exceeded. It was thought to be more effective to have less short breaks frequently. This bill is still pending legislation.
Senate Bill #16
Authored and introduced by ASUCD Senator Miles Thomas, SB #16 is to allocate $3,460.34 from Senate Reserves to supply AggieTV with two new cameras. AggieTV does not own any DSLR cameras and their $1,700 equipment budget is only enough to cover routine expenses. Producers have had to supply their own cameras. In return for acquiring new cameras, AggieTV is to increase footage quality, production turnover and revenue. This bill was passed in a 9-1-2 vote.
Senate Bill #19
The bill seeks to amend The California Aggie budget to accurately reflect the pay weeks worked by Aggie employees. The budget is written incorrectly and should be adjusted for each position to be paid for 30 weeks instead of 16. It will reflect its actual operations and make it easier when writing budgets in the future. In addition, it has been requested that the Art Director’s pay be raised from $40/week to $55/week because the position is just as demanding as the Design Director’s. Because it is no longer necessary for a second Assistant Business Manager position, the pay raise will be accommodated. This bill is pending legislation.
tual feeling about it. She comes from a generation that blazed the path of abstract expressionism in the Bay Area, specifically for female artists. “She sculpts without a lot of planning, when looking at her art, you really feel that she sculpts from the gut, which is emblematic of the Beat Generation, something that my gallery really strives to represent,” Natsoulas said. Artist Kerry Rowland-Avrech will be showing her second exhibit at the John Natsoulas Gallery. A Davis local, her first show that was exhibited in June of last year depicted all abstract works. However, this exhibit shows her work that moves towards a more figurative style. “Last year, I was still relatively new to the area which resulted in my artwork being expressed in a pure abstract style,” Rowland- Avrech said. “However, since I’ve been absorbing more of the Central Valley, my style has evolved. I’ve moved from acrylic, back to oil. My art is still abstract, but a bit more representational, figurative and realistic. More Californian.” Her style has been very frequently described as very similar to that of German Expressionists, such as Ernst Ludwig Kirchner or Edvard Munch.This can be seen represented in her mural downtown on the back of ACE Hardware as well as in this exhibition, in works such as “The Blue Dress,” which represents
Senate Bill #8
Senator Tal Topf introduced a bill to make the points of inquiry during senate meetings consistent with Robert’s Rules of Order (a book widely used as parliamentary authority in the United States). Before the bill was enacted, only one point of inquiry — the Point of Clarification — was officially recognized by the ASUCD Bylaws. Even that point of inquiry was inconsistent with Robert’s Rules of Order.The new bill will therefore enact five points of inquiry consistent with Robert’s Rules of Order: the Point of Order, Point of Parliamentary Inquiry, Point of Information, Point of Clarification and Point of Personal Privilege.The bill passed by a 12-0-0 vote.
Senate Bill #11
Introduced by Senator Miles Thomas, this bill will allocate $2,500 from the ASUCD Senate reserve to Aggies of Color. The money will be used to fund student attendance to the 25th Annual Students of Color Conference (SOCC). The bill passed by a 7-3-2 vote.
Senate Bill #14
ASUCD Senators Miles Thomas and Maxwell Kappes authored the bill to consolidate ASUCD funding sources. In order to ensure fairness among the 500 registered student organizations, Club Finance Council (CFC), one of ASUCD’s largest programs, determines the amount of funding a student organization is able to receive. However, clubs have been disregarding the cap and going directly to the senate for more funding. Disproportionate funding has resulted from this “double-dipping.” SB #14 seeks to amend Section 604 of the ASUCD Bylaws so that ASUCD cannot allocate funding to any organization already applying or receiving funding from CFC and vice versa.This bill is pending legislation.
Senate Bill #17
ASUCD President Carly Sandstrom authored the bill to re-allocate Cal Aggie Camp money into the Stipend Positions and create two new positions. In order for volunteer camp employees to qualify as ASUCD stipend employees and continue to receive stipends, funds must be appropriated from the unit’s Services Rendered line item into General Assistance. Because Cal Aggie Camp counselors are not independent contractors and are completely directed by ASUCD, re-allocating is necessary to comply with federal tax law.This bill was passed in a 12-0-0 vote.
Senate Bill #20
ASUCD Senator Miles Thomas introduced the bill to implement a revised Long-Range Plan for the Campus Center for the Environment (CCE). CCE was created as a student-run organization to promote awareness of environmental issues, ecological health and environmental education. This bill is pending legislation.
an abstract woman walking away for the viewer. “In most of my works, I like to use a lot of light and color that give off a kind of spirituality, without an explicit spiritual content,” Rowland-Avrech said. “Many people say that they perceive a haunting or slightly scary impression of my works. In essence, that is what I am trying to achieve. Not to scare the viewer, but to provoke a reaction. For them to have a reaction like that means that they have stopped for a moment, and really looked at my work.” Nathan Ring, a potter, also represents the quintessential California artist as selected by Natsoulas. He presents art as functional and affordable and chooses to work in a medium that is seen as a dying artform. He produces works that would typically be seen in a California home, and makes it a Christmas present to buy during the holiday season. Pop artist, Rodney Artiles’ work will also be exhibited. Choosing to operate in a completely different style than the other two artists, his art is emblematic of contemporary street art that one could usually find on the streets of San Francisco. “All artists that will be exhibited at the show have their own style, which all kind of represent the differences we see in California,” Macias said. The show will be exhibited through December. To see the artists themselves, audiences can attend the opening reception on Dec. 7. n
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...MY FEARLESSNESS AS A FAT QUEER CHICANA FEMME.
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JAMES KIM arts@theaggie.org Fashion isn’t about the body; it’s about the attitude. In this week’s edition of Campus Chic, our muse is fifth-year English and Chicano studies double major, Joanna Villegas. She shares her journey in becoming the strong, confident and full-figured woman she is today. Now, I can go on and on about how we need to love ourselves and embrace all of our flaws, but how exactly do we do that when society tells us we’re never good enough? I might be stating the obvious with that contention, but
working at a fashion magazine in New York City made the exclusion of plus-sized women in fashion all the more real to me. Despite having a spread in the magazine targeted specifically towards the everyday plus-sized woman, I clearly remember the design director scoffing at the idea of supporting “fat women” and claiming that the feature has “absolutely nothing to do with fashion.” I don’t know about you, but it’s definitely time for a change because I’m sick and tired of seeing stick-skinny models walking on every runway at every fashion show. Wear what makes you feel good — what makes you feel “powerful.” Perhaps it’s a bold print or your favorite shade
of red? Perhaps it’s a killer pair of wedge heels or sky-high knee-length boots? Whatever it may be, step out of your comfort zone and try things you’ve always wanted to wear. Remember, fashion is about taking risks and channeling a stronger, more confident and unstoppable you. James’ Notes: Dress for the ’90s? Yes, please. Break out those flared bell-bottoms, rock that neon windbreaker and wrap that flannel around your waist because the ’90s are back and chic-er than ever.With all this buzz over blue collar boots for the white collar worker, I’m predicting fashion’s next biggest thing will be overalls. CAM PUS CHI C O N PAGE 1 4
NEWS IN BRIEF: U C D AV I S B A R O Q U E E N S E M B L E T O P E R F O R M AT M O N D AV I COLEMAN SAWYER arts@theaggie.org The UC Davis Baroque Ensemble will be performing in the Yocha Dehe Grand Lobby in the Mondavi Center Dec. 5 at 12 p.m. The ensemble will be performing Vivaldi’s Concerto in A Minor for Two Violins, which will feature soloists Michael Sand and Jolán Friedhoff, Handel’s selected Opera Arias and
from King Arthur, which will feature tenor Jonathan Nadel and soprano Jennifer Jung-Hyun Park. One of the most unique characteristics of the group is the size of the ensemble and the attention to detail that is employed. Devin Hough, a Davis community member and violinmaker who has been performing with the group since 1994, creates period-correct instruments for mem-
bers of the ensemble to perform with. “This group alone allows students to try playing period instruments and bows so they can really experience recreating the sounds and style of the music as the composers intended,” said Hough in an email interview. Danielle Leinwander, a second-year double major in music composition and biological sciences describes how she enjoys the style of Baroque music as it allows
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for greater interpretation of the music. “Baroque music, because it is one of the earlier periods, permits a lot more ‘wiggle room’ for interpretations than more modern music,” Leinwander said. “This allows us to really flourish and show off our imaginations.” The performance is free of charge and will be the Baroque Ensemble’s first and last performance of the quarter.
born painter, is well-known for her use of bright bold colors and abstract takes on her pieces. She has been featured in galleries throughout the U.S., Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
F IL M I NTER NATI ONAL FI LM SER I ES: HUGO D EC. 20, 7 :30 P. M. , FREE I NTERNATI ONA L HOU SE, 10 COLLEGE PA RK
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Gallery 1855 will showcase work from nationallyrenowned artist Silvia Poloto. Poloto, a Brazilian-
The Davis International House will be screening Martin Scorsese’s Hugo free of charge. Refreshments will be served at 7:30 p.m. and the program will start at approximately 8 p.m. The film will take place in the Community Room and all ages are invited to watch. WI NT ER EVENTS O N PAGE 1 3
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Fifth year Brian Chiang takes the mic during Sick Spits. The Liquid Hotplates is hosting Alottacapella Dec. 6.
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FREEBORN TO HOST ANNUAL A CAPPELLA EVENT Alotta Cappella Event unites a cappella community SHAYLA NIKZAD arts@theaggie.org On Dec. 6 at 7 p.m., the a cappella community of UC Davis will come together for the annual Alotta Cappella show. Alotta Cappella is an a cappella showcase hosted by the undergraduate a cappella group, the Liquid Hotplates. This year, the show will take place in Freeborn Hall. The Liquid Hotplates host the event on the last day of class instruction each year. Though in the past Alotta Cappella has featured some graduate groups, this year only undergraduate a cappella groups will be performing. Some of the a cappella groups joining the Liquid Hotplates include The Lounge Lizards (a coed a cappella group), The Spokes (an all female group), Afterglow (an all-male group) and Jhankaar (a coed South Asian group). Each of the diverse groups performs a set of two to three songs. “It’s just a really fun show. It involves the whole a cappella community within Davis so it should be very high energy,” said Jaimie Wu, a fourth-year exercise biology major and the Liquid Hot Plates’ business manager. Additionally, the groups themselves arranged the songs that will be performed. “People will be amazed by the arrangements that are made from the songs they know and love,” said Jessie Herrera, a thirdyear animal science major and music director for the Lounge Lizards. Wu said she hopes the show will be more exciting than ever, as it has grown increasingly in size.
Best of 2013 This is the final edition of the Aggie Arcade for 2013, which means it’s time to go back and look at the year’s best games. Although the release of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One dominated headlines in November, the whole year was successful thanks to these top-notch games. 5) Tearaway
In the past four years the annual event has transformed in size. The event has gone from a free show performed in a classroom of the Social Sciences building to its current location in Freeborn hall. The 2012 show was hosted in the Science Lecture hall, which holds approximately 500 students, whereas Freeborn accommodates approximately 1,200. “Last year we sold out and even had to turn people away,” said Sydney Kovacs, a second-year biology and music double major and Liquid Hotplates member. So, this time we hope to accommodate everyone who wishes to share an evening of a cappella.” Wu attributes some of Alotta Cappella’s success to the recent film Pitch Perfect.The film, which premiered in 2012, was highly successful in its portrayal of collegiate a cappella. Wu said the film took a cappella from something many people didn’t know about to something in the forefront of popular culture. “A cappella is in right now: people love the movie Pitch Perfect, the show The Voice and the new season of the Sing-Off is premiering on Dec. 9,” Herrera said. Wu hopes this boost in popularity will allow her to bring what she feels is exciting about a cappella to a wider audience. “[I think it’s really fun] hearing how people take songs and completely change how they are sung and make them a cappella,” Wu said. Herrera said he too hopes that the Allotta Cappella show will be able to bring the unique performance aspects of a cappella to more people in the Davis community. “The appeal of contemporary a cappella isn’t just that it’s people singing with no instruments; it’s people replicating the same instruments you would hear in a song using only their mouths,” Herrera said. “There are thousands upon thousands of noises that the human voice and mouth can make, so why not use them?” Alotta Cappella tickets are available for $7 presale and can be purchased at Aggie Stadium or tickets.ucdavis.edu. Tickets will also be available for $10 at the door on the night of the event.
N AT S O U L A S GALLERY END OF YEAR RECEPTION Exhibit to show “Best of California” LARISSA MURRAY arts@theaggie.org The John Natsoulas Gallery, located at 521 First St., will be hosting its “End of the Year Party” and Exhibit Opening Reception on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 7 to 10 p.m. The special evening will mark the conclusion of a successful year of gallery exhibits at the Natsoulas Gallery, and will include showcasings of specific artists, known for their uniquely “California style.” Free of charge, this unique opportunity to view these select artists will also be accompanied by an evening filled with holiday drinks and hors d’oeuvres. “The opening reception will present four different artists who will be taking the floor to introduce their works,” Adriana Macias, the gallery’s designer, said. Formally, it will be very similar to our other opening receptions, but this one will be unique due to the nature of the specific artists chosen by gallery owner John Natsoulas himself.” Renowned for their reputation to represent the best of California art, the John Natsoulas Gallery specifically selected the artists whose work will be presented at the exhibition. All the artists operate in completely different mediums to produce very different styles, so there will be something for everyone at this special group exhibition. Hand selected by John Natsoulas, four trail-blazing artists, Kerry Rowland-Avrech, Michelle Gregor, Nathan Ring and Rodney Artiles, were chosen to conclude the year of exhibits at the Natsoulas. N ATSOU L AS O N PAG E 5
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The PlayStation Vita has a solid lineup of games a year after its initial release, but only a few have actually used the portable’s technology in meaningful ways. Media Molecule’s Tearaway stands out as the best example, with its extensive use of touch controls and the Vita’s integrated camera in order to combine the actual player with the in-game world. The storybook narrative and paper-crafted art style exude charm and warmth, but the way in which the game creates a connection between the player and the visual world ends up being the game’s greatest strength. 4) The Stanley Parable Earlier this year, I came across a forum post in which a user described The Stanley Parable as an “interactive essay.” The classification makes quite a bit of sense when one considers how the game explores deep and complex topics like the idea of player choice and authoritative control. The actual mechanics simply involve walking around and making choices, but the way in which the wonderfully-voiced narrator adapts to those choices highlights a fantastic narrative that addresses the very nature of video games and the effect they can have on both players and creators. It makes for the most fascinating game of the year. AGGI E ARCAD E O N PAGE 1 4
AGGIE PUBLIC ARTS COMMITTEE LIVENS UP CAMPUS ASUCD-run subcommittee to organize future public art exhibitions, projects JOHN KESLER arts@theaggie.org The Aggie Public Arts Committee (APAC) was established in 2010 as a subcommittee of ASUCD. Since then, they have been involved in various activities on campus. “When I joined two years ago, the big project was to repaint the bike circles,” said Rachel Du, a fourth-year international relations and comparative literature double major who also serves as the chair for APAC. “We also commissioned the mural in the study lounge in the ARC in addition to our normal gallery installments in the CoHo.” The latest gallery that APAC organized for the CoHo is “Paint Your World,” an exhibition of maps painted by UC Davis students from all over the world that will be on display until Jan. 7. The maps were initially painted as part of an event for International Education Week. Shehzad Lokhandwalla, a third-year computer science major and ASUCD senator-elect, helped organize the event and even took part in it. “The only part of my map that was close to
accurate was India, because I had been drawing it throughout high school,” Lokhandwalla said in an email. “I perhaps drew the other continents as big turds.” The map by Byron Lainez, a third-year international relations major from El Salvador, was voted as the best and will be gifted to the Provost. In a statement with the painting, Lainez explained why his map used geometric shapes. “The world today is no longer natural,” Lainez said in an email. “We have shaped the world into one that is very industrialized and technological.” APAC's next project will be to paint a mural in the bike tunnel near the Segundo dormitories. APAC is being assisted by Patrick Sheehan, a Student Assistent to the Chancellor who was also their former ASUCD senate representative. “The idea is to make it a community project, which will probably open at the beginning of Winter Quarter,” Sheehan said. “It will be an open call for mural designs but we'll advertise to the freshmen. A group of us will pick the best three or four designs and present them on MyUCDavis for a vote, with the winning design being painted in the tunnel.” Du wants the project to unify various aspects of the community. “We'll get student designers to get together and collaborate on a single vision,” Du said. “We'll have the community unite to paint the mural and make it very nice. I hope to complete it before Picnic Day so that returning alumni can see it.” Du described her experience on APAC as a APAC O N PAGE 1 4
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correction In the Nov. 21 article “UC Davis, NASA study Chelyabinsk meteor’s impact,” the statement claiming that the Chicxulub Asteroid originated from the Flora Asteroid Family was incorrect. While many asteroids originate from the asteroid belt between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter, the Chicxulub Asteroid originated from the Baptistina Family of Asteroids, not the Flora Family. The Aggie regrets the error.
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For those who love taking panoramic pictures and capturing a larger perspective of their special moments, Panono will certainly spark your interest. The Panono camera allows the user to throw the camera into the air and automatically capture a 360 degree image at the highest point the camera reaches. What is achieved is a complete aerial panoramic image of your surroundings. The Panono camera comes in the shape of a ball outfitted with 36 small cameras that deliver a 72 megapixel photo and an incredible “360 degree by 360 degree” image. To take a picture one can throw the Panono up, or utilize it as a handheld camera and press a button on the top of the ball to snap a picture. The ball is encased in tough clear plastic to ensure its safety during those rare times when the Panono is not caught on the way back down. This device comes from the mind of Jonas Pfeil, creator of the camera and president of the Panono company. Though traditional panoramas can look nice, there are drawbacks such as the time it takes to capture the entirety of the setting you want, and the issue of “ghosting” that may happen if there is movement in the photo which causes an unattractive and distorted panorama. These problems were the inspiration for Pfeil to think of a bet-
ter panoramic camera, and it is the Panono, simply by design, that provides a unique solution. Because the Panono is built with an accelerometer, it can calculate the acceleration of its launch into the air, and simultaneously fire all of its 36 cameras once it reaches its highest point. This swift snapshot thus captures a complete moment in time. There is no possibility of a blurry image, as movement is simply not a factor like with traditional panoramas. “The Panono Camera creates an entirely new panoramic-photography experience, one that can include people for the first time,” Pfeil said. “The ball shape invites you to throw it into the air, which provides a vantage point that enables the camera to capture everything in every direction. No other camera can do that.The resulting image is really fun to view on an iPhone or iPad. People just move their device up and down and in whatever direction they want to look, as if they were inside the image. With 72 megapixels, no detail is lost.” The company is currently undergoing a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. com, where you can preorder one of the first Panono cameras. As of now the camera is expected to be available for shipment sometime in late 2014. Heading into the new year, be on the lookout for photography pioneers next fall, as they capture panoramas while playing a game of catch. n
Influenza strikes UC Davis Vaccination considered best protection against flu virus
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It’s that time of year again.The weather has us huddling indoors around warm fires. Friends and family gather together to spread holiday cheer, delicious food and … influenza. It’s not something we typically think about, but it’s important. Right now, especially, UC Davis students should make sure they know all about influenza and how it works. Thomas J. Ferguson, M.D., is the medical director of the UC Davis Student Health and Wellness Center. “We are starting to see some influenza cases among students,” Ferguson said in an email. Influenza is an infectious disease that affects birds and mammals. It is caused by RNA viruses from the family Orthomyxoviridae. RNA viruses use ribonucleic acid (RNA) as their genetic material to infect hosts. This RNA is what makes us feel sick, as it helps the viruses replicate inside us and produce toxins that can harm us. Influenza is commonly mistaken for other illnesses, such as the common cold and the “stomach flu,” but it is a more intense disease caused by a different, specific kind of virus. The common symptoms include chills, fever, runny nose, headache, sore throat, muscle pains, coughing, weakness, fatigue and general discomfort. While it can also cause nausea and vomiting, influenza is not to be confused with gastroenteritis. This is what we know as the “stomach flu” or the “24-hour flu.” The flu is more serious than other illnesses for a few reasons. Primarily, it is harder on the body than other similar infectious diseases. It can also lead to pneumonia caused by viruses or bacteria. Lastly, its genetic material is constantly evolving, allowing it to become more infectious and more harmful. Connie Caldwell, M.D., Yolo County health officer, encourages everyone over six months old to get a flu shot each year. “Each year’s vaccine is a little different, because each year, the vaccine is pro-
duced to match the most common strains of influenza that are circulating around the world,” Caldwell said. During this time of year, everyone should be getting their flu shot. There are many myths and fears surrounding the vaccinations, but they are only here to help. Vaccines work by injecting weakened or killed parts of the pathogen (the disease-causing microorganism) into our bodies. Our immune system can then identify these invaders and build a response to them so that later, if the real flu finds its way into our bodies, the system knows what to do. To those who claim they are too healthy to need a flu shot, Reva Vishwas, a third-year genetics major and intern at the Sutter Davis Hospital Emergency Room, said otherwise.
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Basic chemistry is the undisputable right of passage for each young science major at the University of California. In what is effectively a three-quarter crash course on all things chemistry-related, the UC Davis Chemistry 2 series serves as an introduction to basic chemical intuition; the series tests the wit and persistence of many young science majors, and eventually beckons them into upperdivision coursework. Dr. Bryan Enderle is one of the few professors in the Chemistry 2 series who, for some students, has helped to improve or transform their perspective on the subject.
At 39, Bryan Enderle is one of the youngest lecturers in the UC Davis Chemistry Department. He received his bachelor’s degree in chemical and petroleum engineering from UC Berkeley in 1997, and his doctorate in chemical engineering from UC Davis in 2002. He has been on board as an affiliated faculty member at UC Davis ever since. Dr. Enderle’s past endeavors as a UC Davis PhD student have helped him to feel connected with students — he has been part of the Aggie community for over 11 years now, as both a student and educator. Even from an early age, Dr. Enderle appreciated the fantastical properties of atoms. He’s currently making it his life’s
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With the help of quantum mechanics and supercomputers, scientists are now able to create new materials without having to run experiments first. Materials science allows engineers to turn matter into new and useful forms. Researchers working at the California Institute of Technology and five other institutions plan to use supercomputers to study thousands of chemical compounds at the same time, increasing efficiency. NOSTALGIA AT ITS BEST
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“Your body does have natural defenses against viruses such as white blood cells; however, viruses can attack and replicate in the body faster than your immune system can work.Antibiotics have no effect against viruses.Vaccination is important because it allows your body to build up a defense before the virus strikes,”Vishwas said. Furthermore, even if you do easily survive a bout with the flu, not everyone has the same chances. “The very young, the elderly and those with chronic illnesses are most severely affected … If you are healthy, you might not get very sick with influenza. Still, you would be contagious and could give the flu to your family, acquaintances and vulnerable members of your community. When weighing whether to get the influenza vaccine or not, please consider both your health and the health of those around you,” Caldwell said. n
A study links nostalgia and boost in optimism for the future. According to Dr. Tim Wildschut, from the University of Southampton, nostalgia for past events invokes self-esteem and maintains self-worth, which helps an individual to foresee the future as optimistic. Optimism seems to be linked with improved health by boosting the immune system. This feeling has also been noted to make people more charitable. NIGHT VISION
The oldest known fossils from a big cat were found recently in Tibet, and suggest that Asia, not Africa, is the origin of big cat ancestry. Dr. Jack Iseng authored the study along with a team of U.S. and Chinese paleontologists, and their research is published in the Royal Society Journal. BREAKTHROUGH IN INVISIBILITY CLOAK
According to a study conducted by Kevin Dieter at Vanderbilt University, half of the 129 participants were able to see the motions of their hand even in the dark, suggesting that our brains use sensory signals from our movements to form our visual perceptions. ELECTRIC ENERGY FROM FOOTSTEPS AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC
Generating electricity from the steps of pedestrians and flow of traffic is a technology entrepreneurs in Mexico are currently working on. Héctor Ricardo Macías Hernández, developer of the system, states that this form of technology can serve as a source of sustainable energy. PHOBIAS EXPLAINED
Research from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, published in Nature Neuroscience, found a link between our irrational phobias and DNA. Tested on mice, they discovered that memories can be passed down from our ancestors in utero, thus creating some of our irrational phobias. Such information can be inherited by the chemical changes that occur in DNA. Thus, for example, a fear of snakes may actually be a reflection of our ancestors’ defense mechanisms. n
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work to simplify the intricacies of the chemical world to young scientific minds. “I enjoy the abstract, intuitive nature of chemistry, ‘What is the chemical or atom going to do next based on its chemical environment?’ These concepts have been quite enjoyable for me since high school. The subject just worked for my brain; it’s how I’m wired,” Enderle said. Dr. Enderle is a lecture-only professor, which is a unique position to hold in a subject founded upon constant research and development. While many university professors divide their time between working in and/or administrating laboratories and leading courses, Dr. Enderle made the decision early on in his career to focus primarily on the education of his students. “Most instructors teach a couple classes a year and also partake in research. You have to publish, you have to get grants and all of this is very time consuming. For some research professors, by the time they get to a class, it’s not necessarily the first priority ... this all depends on the person of course,” Enderle said. “For myself I enjoyed research at one point and I got what I wanted from it, but then I decided to focus fully on teaching. I realized that I enjoyed teaching a lot, and now that’s what I spend most of my time doing.” Dr. Enderle employs an underlying philosophy that if students can connect with him they’ll be more engaged in the subject matter. He makes an effort to reach out to students and chemistry enthusiasts through the UC Davis Chem-Wiki page videos, chemistry review sessions (which are often at capacity before exams), office hours and his chemistry-related YouTube channel, which currently has over 2.3 million views. Dr. Enderle also mentioned that he spends a generous amount of time responding to student emails in regard to chemistry-related questions. “People don’t have to necessarily like
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“I’ve been doing this for 40 years, and I can tell you that … ‘Me Too’ Clauses … are repugnant,” Akins said. Up to the first imposition in November 2012, city managers were the city negotiators. “Previously from whoever was the negotiator or city manager, at least you could get a straight answer,” Owen said. “During the second round of negotiations when we asked [city representatives from a private firm] for a figure of how much they were trying to save, we got a ‘Dave, it’s complicated.’” There was no mention of “Me Too” clauses in the first round of negotiations. When the private law firm Renne, Sloan, Holtzman & Sakai was brought in to represent the city, so came up the “Me Too” clauses. An administrative law judge determined that the city had acted illegally in 2012, when it attempted to move past negotiations before fact finding was complete. To procure the $1.2 million in funds needed to make reparations, nine Public Works employees were indefinitely laid off. Strain on DCEA will increase as their workforce is reduced while city infrastructure expands, leading to reliance on contractors. Owens is against contracting out labor. “The Davis community is going to have to come to a decision soon about what the ‘Davis way’ means. Do you stay the course and be a place that treats your employees decently, or are you going to … do things as cheaply as possible and let the chips fall where they may?” Owens said. “You can already see in the parks which have been serviced by contractors that the service levels have dropped.” HEALTHCARE CUTS
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chemistry, but I know they need to get through my class to proceed in their education … if they can see some value in it by the end of my course and feel more prepared for future classes, then I’ve succeeded,” he said. In 2012, he was the overall campus winner of the ASUCD Excellence in Education Award (as well as the overall winner for the College of Letters and Science), recipient of the Interfraternity Council Teacher Appreciation Award and an Honored Faculty at the Prytanean Honor Society. In the time he spends outside of teaching, Dr.Enderle has dedicated himself to exploring the overlap of science and religion. In a recent TEDxUC Davis talk entitled “Science vs. God,” he was the featured speaker in the discussion, and was able to share his views during an interview. “I am both a science professor and a man of faith. I have no need to be one or the other when I believe that both can coexist. I love to explore their overlap and parallel streams of thought. It is a passion of mine,” he said. When Dr. Enderle isn’t delving into the overlap of science and God, preparing his lectures, replying to emails, upholding his post at undergraduate academic advising or filming “e-walking” extravaganzas around Davis (these comedic videos are also on his YouTube channel), Dr. Enderle spends his time with his wife and threeand-a-half year old son. Enderle is a frequenter of Central Park, the Davis Farmers Market and family/friend board game nights and he especially enjoys reality TV shows. Dr. Enderle has some closing remarks for his students. “I would tell students to engage in all parts of their lives. Most students have a big chunk of their life consumed by academics, especially in the sciences … Pay attention to the other parts of your life: exercise, sleep, your emotions, spirituality, if that’s your thing. So many of these things are important to make a well-rounded person,” Enderle said. n With respect to healthcare, the City of Davis seeks to decrease the cash out pay for employee health plans from approximately $1,900 to $500 monthly. New DCEA employees would immediately take the cut, while those with seniority would decrease their cash-out in increments over four years. Essentially, cash-out is money offered to city employees every month to buy health insurance. The issue is that the cash out has been a significant source of income for public works employees, and cutting it could lead up to a 25 percent reduction in income. The city proposed to raise salaries while cutting back on health benefits and retirement. The city defends its decision as financially responsible, while the DCEA argues that Davis is more financially healthy than most cities and was jumping on the recession bandwagon to make cuts when everybody else was. During the Nov. 19 council meeting, Councilmember Brett Lee noted the contrast between the current state of affairs and the legislation in place. “In the boom times … we were able to give raises and increase benefits, staffing and services. Sadly we’re no longer in that situation, so there’s a balancing act because we want to make sure the city is around and financially viable 20, 30 years from now,” Lee said. Mayor Joe Krovoza emphasized fiscal sustainability at the city council meeting. “In general, we’ve been increasing take-home pay to employees while trying to reduce city spending, such as longterm healthcare…to ensure that jobs and benefits are as predictable as possible for as long as possible,” Krovoza said. “While I’m going to vote [to impose], I want to make it clear that the city wants to move forward in negotiations … I do not like being in this situation of having people be on this roller coaster, we want predictable benefits and pay.” n
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into a space for their offices because they believe it is not utilized enough by students as it is now. Another use being considered for the new building is to create a space to consolidate various facets of ASUCD. Senator Ryan Wonders said he would like to see the student government sign a contract with Freeborn if it is possible. “Right now ASUCD is scattered all over campus,”Wonders said. “I would like to see it made into a whole.” Wonders said that one way to make that happen would be through utilizing Freeborn as a central location for the student government and its many units. However, this is not a priority for ASUCD right now. “Our units currently on the first floor of the Memorial Union (MU) need to be given space to function appropriately,” Wonders said. “Our focus is on the renovations for the first floor of the MU. Freeborn is on the backburner.” Another reason for this is an ASUCD acquisition of Freeborn would mean higher student fees, with possible funding coming from the administration. Wonders said that having students pay for the space is not ideal. He also said that if administration paid for the space, they would legally have power over it, which may mean they could use it over students in many situations. Thomas is in favor of creating a building with a similar function that Freeborn has right now. “I reject the notion that it is not utilized by students and that students do not need a space like Freeborn. The Conference Center which can also be rented out is not in the middle of campus and costs more,” Thomas said. One reason Freeborn Hall is not utilized by many student organizations on campus is the strict rules and regulations. “I believe that the way Freeborn is run should be restructured to make it easier for students to rent and use because it is too expensive and they are not very accommodating to students,” Thomas said. According to a document of compiled data on events that have been held
at Freeborn Hall, there were 25 events run by student organizations from 2011 to 2012, and 23 student-run events during 2012 to 2013. The uses of Freeborn right now include holding lectures, venues for concerts, charity and club events and dances, such as Dormal. ASUCD units such as KDVS,The Aggie and The Pantry are housed in Lower Freeborn, which sits directly below Freeborn Hall, and will have to move soon after the building is shut down. Any location those units may move to is not currently known, and the move would be especially difficult for the campus radio station KDVS, which will lose its radio license if their broadcast is terminated for a prolonged amount of time. According to KDVS General Manager Cameron Cairns, the administration has given the radio station until summer 2015 to find a new space. Although Freeborn Hall will be closed this summer, units in Lower Freeborn will still operate for a year afterward. “Right now we’re just trying to assess how much space is needed,” Cairns said. Current solutions include a temporary location after Lower Freeborn shuts down until a permanent location can be found, but moving KDVS would not be an easy task. “It would be difficult to build an entirely new studio in a temporary location, only to have it taken down again,” Cairns said. ASUCD Senators also showed concern about what will happen to the KDVS studio after Freeborn Hall and Lower Freeborn are shut down. “We’re currently trying to figure out where KDVS could go. Their record collection, the largest on the west coast, needs a special room at the right temperature and the wiring to the tower in North Davis cannot be put in a portable,” Thomas said. The renovations for Freeborn Hall are still in very early stages and it is uncertain what the future holds for Freeborn. Clayton Halliday, assistant vice chancellor and campus architect for Design and Construction Management, said the project has not been worked on with Design and Construction Management yet. “We haven’t been involved directly in helping students and ASUCD to figure out what the programmatic needs are for Freeborn,” Halliday said. “We hope to be doing that sometime in the future.” n
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UC Davis’ West Village opened two years ago, boasting to be the largest zero-net energy planned community in the nation. However, a study by the Davis Energy Group revealed that it currently produces only 87 percent of its energy, failing to meet the promised goal of 100 percent of its own energy. West Village is supposed to be a city on the hill for aspiring sustainable developers, and has received quite a bit of media and political attention since opening. Solar panels over the parking lots generate most of the electricity at the moment, and are providing just as much as the initial models predicted. The problem is not in the generation, but in the consumption. Currently housing 1,980 students, faculty and staff, West Village is predicted to house 3,500 in the next several years, and 350 singlefamily homes will also be built at
Where are they going? On Nov. 15, it was announced that The Campaign for UC Davis reached its fundraising goal of $1 billion from over 100,000 private donors. This was the University’s first-ever comprehensive funding campaign, which began in October 2010 and reached its goal one year earlier than its scheduled end date of December 2014. The funds will be distributed across many disciplines and will address various needs for students,
I’m just a punk freshman opinion columnist at a college newspaper. interpretation of history and current events. That means you’re not supposed to agree with all of it. Do I want people to agree with me? Of course. I wouldn’t publish my thoughts if I didn’t think they were right. But if everyone agreed with me, my opinion wouldn’t be worth much, would it? I’m just a punk freshman opinion columnist at a college newspaper. I’m not claiming to be the Messiah. Aside from pure facts, I don’t even know if I’m right half the time. As well-informed as I’d like to consider myself, I’d probably be laughed out of the room if I sat down with an economics professor for half an hour (your move, economics
professors and University projects. The campaign is funding over 1,000 new scholarships, fellowships, awards and other activities for students, as well as implementing improvements in the University that will “advance the university’s mission and vision.” The largest private donation was a $100 million grant to establish a nursing school. We think that the success of this campaign will be beneficial
to students and we appreciate the large support from alumni, professors and other private donors — it shows that people all over the U.S. care about UC Davis and the success of its students. In light of this economic boost, we hope that the money we received will be distributed fairly amongst the academic departments and in a way that will Editorial on 12
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sustainable. $300 million went into developing West Village, $17 million coming from UC Davis, $2.5 million from the California Energy Commission and millions also from taxpayer dollars. The project has been open for two years, and we think the management has had enough time and resources to address this issue. At the moment, West Village is once again predicted to meet its energy goals in the next two years. Despite this recent letdown, prospects look bright, as a newly built anaerobic biodigester will be converting leftover food from the UC Davis Dining Commons into energy for the campus. In the meantime, The Aggie offers West Village congratulations on an almost perfect run, the suggestion that some incentive might increase student conservation and encouragement to keep trying.
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A grain of salt f you’ve been following my column all quarter, then I’d like to take a moment to sincerely thank you for your support. Without readers, we writers would have nothing to write for. If you listened to everything I had to say, then awesome.You have my gratitude. If you accepted everything I had to say, however, we might have a problem. Here’s the thing: I write an opinion column. Everything herein, while based in fact, really just stems from my
some point in the future. The energy inefficiency has been identified as collective overuse, as the community planning was based on data from family units, and typically, a group of four students will consume more energy than a family of four. West Village residents also aren’t charged for utilities, so there’s no monetary incentive to turn lights off. As a result, energy use has exceeded expectations. Even so, 87 percent is impressive. The Aggie Editorial Board acknowledges that West Village is a pioneer in its ambitions, and that such a close shot early on is more of an achievement than an outright failure. The failure has even been defended with a reminder that it is a real estate development as well as a campus project, and that it has to be attractive to students as well as
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professor). To be honest, I write this column in part because I hope that someone will one day render me completely and utterly speechless. I would consider this column a resounding success if someone destroyed my ivory tower, if someone wrote to me saying, “Hey, you’re absolutely wrong, and here’s the evidence to prove it.” After all, we’ll never have conviction in our beliefs if no one challenges them. Being informed citizens means admitting we’re wrong sometimes. Look at Obamacare. We Democrats have been pretty high on that ever since Obama first hinted at it in the 2008 primaries. When it passed? We jumped for joy. When the Supreme Court upheld it? We pissed ourselves in excitement. Yet, when it failed, so many of us tried to delude ourselves. “It will work in the long run,” we continue to say. We might be right; it might be salvageable. Right now, though, we all have to look in the mirror, swallow our pride, and admit the cold, hard, truth: that Obamacare has failed thus far. Left-wing news sources admit it. Even Congressional Democrats are starting to defect in order to look for alternatives. Healthcare.gov is in utter disarray, and help doesn’t seem to be coming anytime soon. What once looked like the new precedent for the American healthcare system now appears to be a catastrophe. If anyone believes that Obamacare has been even remotely successful, ask them why a mere 106,000 people MOORE on 12
How many of us have the courage to speak our minds at the risk of offending others? For example, if we cannot understand a professor due to a thick accent or mumbling, would we go to the professor after class and say so? If we lack the courage to stand up for ourselves, others will not address our needs and concerns because they will not know we are troubled. If we do not understand or can not hear what a professor is saying but do not raise our hands to ask out of fear of embar-
The extra time here and the associated costs are worth forty years of doing what we love. rassment or insulting the professor, the professor will not repeat. However, that fear is only in our minds. Most professors sincerely want us to learn, but if they do not know that we do not understand, they will move on. In addition, if you thought a professor’s explanation was confusing, chances are many others feel the same way and will thank you for asking, not look down on you as stupid. Standing up for ourselves for relatively minor things like asking a question in class takes much less courage than standing up for more important issues, but we must face our fear and do so. For example, if we realize that our current major is not for us during our
third or fourth year here, we should take action by telling our parents and switching majors. If we do so, we will have to spend an extra year or more at the university, but we will have the career that is right for us for the next forty years. The extra time here and the associated costs are worth forty years of doing what we love. On the other hand, we could do nothing out of fears such as that our parents will not support us financially or emotionally. If we do so, everybody around us will think that we like our current path and thus do nothing, leaving us unhappy with our majors and classes, which will become our careers. The unhappiness will not go away by toughing it out until graduation; rather, it will become harder to escape as we commit ourselves more. We cannot rely on an external miracle; we must take action to create that miracle ourselves. For example, in recent years, many students stood up for themselves against tuition increases. They did not fear what others might think and accepted the consequences of their actions, good or bad. When other students saw these actions, they found the courage to take action as well. As a result of these fearless actions, tuition has not increased, benefiting all of us. Similarly, we should stand up for ourselves and make decisions with the attitude of accepting the consequences, no matter what they may be. If we have never had the courage to make important decisions for ourselves and thus always let our parents decide, they CONNER on 12
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tend to romanticize problems. It explains a lot about my childhood. Like most Harry Potter fans I aspired to be an orphan. In first grade I met my best friend by tragically recounting a fantasy in which both my parents had died horribly in a car accident.We hit it off when she exclaimed that her fantasy-world parents had gone the same way. It is for this reason that I am terrified of being an artist. For me, fiction and art have always been about the romanticizing of adversity. Crying in the rain is pathetic, but top it off with an epic score and it becomes glorious,
Crying in the rain is pathetic, but top it off with an epic score and it becomes glorious. moving. Suicide is horrific and illogical, but in iambic pentameter it is beautiful, meaningful. In the past, songwriting was a tool not to solve my problems, but to validate them. If I felt hurt, a melancholy tune would authenticate my feelings until they felt raw and powerful. Sometimes I would revel in feelings of sadness simply because I knew that they could lead to a song. Inspiration, and the quest to find it, can be a dangerous thing, but it is also a beautiful thing. Everyone has felt it before. It’s like that moment, when you’ve been trying to remember a name or a place and it’s on the tip of your tongue. And then it comes to you. Like it was sitting somewhere up in your brain biding its time until called, and slowly it trickles down your conscious thoughts. Inspiration is like that.That moment. You reach and reach and instead of looking for something specific like you do when you’re trying to remember, you reach blindly. And you feel silly and your arms hurt but you just keep reaching because something’s there.You can make out its edges but it’s not quite in your grasp. And then suddenly it’s there, and you’re holding it. A perfect little newborn idea. In that moment you feel so proud and satisfied and excited but the moment is horribly fleeting, and you are left with a sense of intense yearning. There is nothing more elusive and addictive than creation, and the involvement of melancholy in the creative process often seems essential. Does this mean an artist must sacrifice their own
happiness in order to create anything of value? In 2009, Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love, gave a speech on the elusive creative genius. She discusses how the “freakish success” of her memoir has launched her into a reevaluation of her role as an artist now that she must consider the possibility that her most successful work is behind her. She goes on to talk about how the Greeks and Romans did not believe in the idea of a person being a “genius,” creative or otherwise.They believed that every person had a genius or a muse and in this way the artist or the philosopher could not take full credit for their work because half the credit went to their disembodied genius. I think the idea is revolutionary. It is not creativity that kills the artist. It is certainly not inspiration or even the lack thereof that has the potential to rip apart my own self-esteem. It is pride. By tethering the artist to the art, the creators are pulled back and forth by their own creations. When a piece is received well their egos are launched skyward; when it is received poorly the artist is dragged into a state of depression.That is why the connection must be severed if the artist is to survive. If inspiration is a separate entity, free to come and go, then searching for it desperately no longer has to be a part of the process. If creativity is tethered to a muse and not the artist, then creation can be used not to validate problems and wallow in sad feelings, but instead to set them free. Norman Mailer, just before he died, said, “Every one of my books has killed me a little more.” As alternately phrased in the Potterverse, Neither can live while the other survives. This is why the muse is the missing piece in the modern artist’s process. Whether your muse is the stray cat in your neighborhood or Meryl Streep or even a disembodied voice in your head, it is this separate counterpart that keeps you humble and that takes some of the burden away from finding inspiration. But a good idea is not enough.You aren’t just picking fruit here, you’re making lemonade. And as an artist, your responsibility lies in squeezing the idea for all it’s worth. To see what ELLY OLTERSDORF is up to after the column, check out her music channel at LYLE1324 on YouTube or contact her at eroltersdorf@ucdavis.edu.
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hat is a hippie? A hippie was a member of the 1960s counterculture movement, characterized as a rejection of the 1950s ideals of middle class lifestyle. At its core, the hippie movement was about breaking away from the norms of society and experimenting with ideas to create social change for a better existence. From the hippies, we get flower power, free love and fighting the establishment. Although the heyday of hippie era is long gone, it appears that its legacy still may linger in the Davis community. For instance, let’s visit a Davis tradi-
I don’t see any radical activism or grand fights to change the system. tion — the Whole Earth Festival, a three-day free event resembling Woodstock. It’s hardly a surprise that Whole Earth’s origins are directly rooted in the hippie era. The experience was all about inspiring visitors, “in the ultimate goal of learning about activism, wellness and the environment.” Besides its roots, and being engulfed in tie-dye, how does this festival have hippie elements? Well, the weekend is about bringing a community closer together peacefully, furthering a commitment to sustainability as a nearly zero-waste event, and promoting learning opportunities via documentary screenings and open discussions. Aside from the Whole Earth Festival, there are the Davis Tri-Cooperatives (co-ops). Although all the current student residents are far too young to be true hippies, it seems that the community still holds some hippie ethos. In the hippie fashion, the set-up is a social experiment. The students living at the co-ops volunteer to live an affordable lifestyle dedicated to sustainability and practicality, minimizing their waste output and taking advantage of local resources. In addition to the engagement in eco-friendly living, the co-ops also embody a message of tolerance. The community is organized through consensus, and each member needs to agree to live with every new member. If the hippies were all about living in harmony, the co-ops are a big step. Finally, there are the Occupy protests, based off of the hippies’ peaceful sit-in anti-war protests, which they in turn
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National elections in Honduras were held on Nov. 24, 2013. I went with a delegation from the National Lawyers Guild invited by the government. In 2009, a military coup kicked out the president and took over the country with a fraudulent election. Unfortunately the same ruling party of the coup has now also stolen this election. Hondurans live in a militarized state where they cannot trust their police force or their government. The entire country is well aware of the stolen election, but most are afraid to stand up. Students are unafraid and march everyday. On the first day of their rally, municipal police assaulted them with tear gas for over an hour. The students were undeterred and have marched against fraud every day since. On Sunday, Xiomara Zelaya, of the Libre party and whom the election was stolen from, marched with supporters.
It’s that time of year.You’re scrambling on gift ideas for your family before finals hit.You’ve settled on buying some nice UC Davis mugs, T-shirts and sweatshirts for the parents and cousins. Soon, you’ll be getting hosed by one of the best — and worst — strategies this university has cooked up. Combine terrible selection, high price and a cumbersome process together and you’ve got the prime UC Davis shopping experience. It’s awful and nowhere close to the typical Division I merchandising operation. You may remember that the role of spirit wear and merchandise is meant to promote the university. Students act as walking billboards every time they step outside the confines of Davis proper. But those billboards cost anywhere from $20 to $60. And best of luck locating a decent discount or sale for those items. They’re sold by one of the most universally hated institutions on campus (second only to TAPS): the bookstore. Yes, UC Davis’ bookstore — which also operates a few other outlets on and off-campus — is the guard between
Jessica Arena UC Davis King Hall student Member, National Lawyers Guild
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Stolen election in Honduras She demanded a recount. This rally, which was planned since Nov. 29, was overshadowed with grief because of the assassination of a prominent and wellloved Libre party member Jose Antonio Ardon. He was shot multiple times by four gunmen the night before while preparing for the march. This was the fourth political assassination of a Libre party member in the last week. The message is clear: speak out against fraud and your life is in danger. The students of Honduras continue to march. Please keep your eye on them and show them your support.You can find out more at jessicatarena.com, facebook.com/pages/Camisas-Negras/1432736630278767 and Twitter #JOHNoEsMiPresidende.
borrowed from the Civil Rights Movement. Those involved in Occupy were using peaceful protests to show discontent for our society’s economic disparity. In a way, the economic inequality is its own struggle for human rights, an outcry against the system that creates vast poverty — against “the man.” So, I get the impression that there are strong connections between the hippie counterculture and the ideals floating around parts of Davis. But it’s no longer the ’60s. This a new generation, we’re different, aren’t we? So what word would better suit this youth subculture? I propose the term “earthie.” An “earthie” is committed to the sustainability of our species, and the general well being of all humans. In an increasingly globalized society, this new counterculture is dedicated to the environment and world peace. For example, you’d find an “earthie” at our farmers market, bringing their own reusable bag. So if these “earthies” exist, where are they? I don’t see any radical activism or grand fights to change the system. But are new hippies really necessary? Theoretical physicist and futurist Michio Kaku believes so. In his Big Think video “Will Mankind Destroy Itself?” he sees two major trends in the world today: movement towards a “Type I civilization,” or the destruction of mankind. A “Type I civilization” is a “planetary civilization” where humans have united to effectively use all of Earth’s resources. We are currently in a “Type 0 civilization” and this could be dangerous. The transition between Type 0 and Type 1 is crucial, and our survival as a species depends on it. Kaku argues that with advancements like the internet, we have a fighting chance to unite and spread the human race throughout the galaxy. So it appears that our generation has significant influence over the future. Unless we unite globally, we could be doomed. Therefore the hippie lessons that may be of the highest importance is our ability to question society’s practices, take care of the earth and take care of each other. I’m not talking about creating utopias here. I’m talking about trying out new ideas to try to create a better existence for everyone.
you, your money and the latest blueand-gold gear. But they also act as a producer, too, under the “Aggie Wear” label. Aggie Wear produces such hits as the signature UCD block letter sweatshirts, along with a variety of T-shirts. Most schools license their trademark to a variety of companies. Some, like Nike and Under Armour, specialize in high-end gear. Others, like Jansport, Russell or Gear for Sports, make midrange to low-end merchandise. Think of UC Davis’ Aggie Wear label as a one-size-fits-all competitor to Nike’s high-end products, while also mass-producing mid-priced T-shirts and other clothing to compete with Gear and Russell. Simultaneously, the markup for Aggie Wear is just as high as the standard markup for companies like Nike or Jansport. But the lower cost of production and lack of a middle man (Nike, Jansport et al.) equates to a higher profit margin for UC Davis. But the kicker to UC Davis’ merTavlian on 12
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Chang got more involved in the campus, his said his fears slowly dissolved. “Davis felt for me — it’s just a place that makes you feel like [you’re] home,” Chang said. Chang’s daughter Alyssa reflects her father’s opinions of the University despite being in high school. She said she found her brief time on campus to be everything her father has touted it to be. “Everyone was really ready to help you, whether it’s finding your way around or getting into deep conversations about how to apply for college,” Alyssa said. “Out of all the colleges I’ve visited so far, this one really stood out to me. Maybe it’s the Aggie air.” Chang met his wife, Hiromi, at Davis, and they have been together ever since. She likened their early relationship to that of Pepe Le Pew and Penelope Pussycat of the old Warner Bros.’ “Looney Tunes” cartoons, and in their time together she has been very supportive of his career growth. “Challenges give him struggles. Struggles make him grow. Growth leads him to the next leap. All I do is encourage and just be patient,” Hiromi said. After a successful undergraduate tenure, Chang’s next step was to advance his self-envisioned quest to become a lawyer. He set his sights on UCLA Law, which he attended right after graduating from UC Davis. “I knew that I would be in school for
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foremost benefit students. Being a primarily science and research University, we are excited about the opportunities this money will provide the scientific community, but we also hope that those departments that have suffered most from recent budget cuts will receive their fair share of the money as well. Although we appreciate the success of the campaign, we question whether the
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them why a mere 106,000 people (well short of the 800,000 minimum projected through the first month) have successfully signed up for it. In 2009, Obama promised all Americans that they could keep their current plan if they wanted. As it turned out, this was not the case; many Americans were forced to switch coverage because of the new law. Many liberals quickly jumped to Obama’s defense, giving him a free pass just by virtue of being a Democrat. In doing so, they created a double standard. If we’re going to call out Republicans for lying, not doing the same for our own party is downright hypocritical. No matter how much we fawn over our idols, we can never fully trust them. Have I ever contemplated the idea of being a woman just so I could get with Rachel Maddow? You bet. Is Rachel Maddow a completely objective, unbiased news source? Probably not. Of course, the same goes for any news anchor. Listening to news media is almost as bad as listening to politicians themselves. By admitting our mistakes, we are
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naturally feel that they need to constantly watch and control us. They will assume that we cannot take care of ourselves, which makes us feel powerless and miserable. However, our parents act that way because they honestly believe we cannot do anything ourselves. We should consider their advice, but make our own decisions. If we have the courage to make important choices ourselves, such as deciding not to be a doctor even though they want us to be, they will see from our actions, not our words, that we can take care of ourselves. Afterwards, they will back off and become less manipulating. If we never stand up for ourselves, our parents will never see us as independent and thus will try to control us forever,
another three years. I envisioned my life to fit that of a model law student,” Chang said. Before law school, Chang sought out practical experience he could bring to a post graduate education, shunning distractions such as television. Upon completing his law degree at UCLA, he worked at several places before finding a position at Warner Bros., a job that did not come without its ups and downs. “[Success] is a combination of being at the right place at the right time … having the job skills and having an interest in what you do,” Chang said. Chang said he has found the entertainment industry to be an exciting enterprise. “The entertainment business is a mass market business. It’s just fun,” Chang said. Chang also said that he found similarities between the Davis and Warner Bros. environments. In his education and work, he surrounded himself with open-minded people, and his ability to adapt to different environments was critical. Chang’s proficiency in Japanese has also helped open doors in his career, and he strongly suggests that students try to become well-versed in a secondary language. “I work quite a bit with Japanese companies. It makes it easier to develop a common bond,” Chang said. Now, as far as the future is concerned, Chang said his goals are less tangible, focused more on a particular mindset. “My biggest ambition for my life is to have more happiness and less worries … that can apply to anything,” Chang said. n
fact that the funds come from private donors will restrict the University’s freedom in deciding how to use them. It’s great that we will be creating a new nursing school because of a single donation, but will other donors take the decision-making out of the University’s hands? In these tough economic times, this campaign will inevitably benefit the University. But can we really rely on private donations to fix all of our economic burdens? No, but at least it will help — for now.
sity of the Pacific. As embarrassing as UC Davis’ lack of inclusion, it’s a problem that is easily fixable.
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chandising scheme comes at the pointof-sale. If you want to buy a UC Davis T-shirt, you’re heading to one of three places — the UC Davis bookstore, the bookstore’s website or Amazon’s UC Davis outlet. All three are, at some level, controlled by the university and only one offers a full selection: the brick-and-mortar bookstore. That’s what Andrew Carnegie would call vertical integration, or controlling as much of the process from production to sale as possible. So every time you walk in to the bookstore, you’re buying into UC Davis’ Aggieopoly. The bigger problem for our fine university is that UC Davis has no image among consumers. And no image is almost as bad as having a bad image. Since UC Davis predominantly admits students from across California, especially the Bay Area, Sacramento and the San Joaquin Valley, you would think there would be plenty of UC Davis promotion (e.g., clothing) on sale for people to buy in those areas. Think again. While on a trip to the Bay Area, I stopped at an outlet mall in Livermore and found myself in a Lids store. I decided to take a gander at the college sports section to see which colleges and teams were featured. The names: Stanford, Cal, USC, Fresno State, Cal State Fullerton, and — wait for it — Univer-
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First, loosen up the approach to licenses. Give high and low-end merchandisers greater access to UC Davis marks and copyrights. Most people know that greater competition leads to cheaper products for consumers. And, while you’re at it, don’t undercut those licensees (who pay money to use your trademarks) by making your own cheaper clothing. If I were to buy a week’s worth of UC Davis gear (comprised of seven T-shirts, two sweatshirts and a hat) I’d be spending $250. If I were to buy the same items in Fresno State gear, I’d only spend $170. Second, get UC Davis gear on shelves year-round. I’m from Fresno, where the Fresno State Bulldogs are on the same level as a professional team in any big city. This is perpetuated when you can buy Bulldogs gear at Walmart, Target, Costco, Sports Authority and even convenience stores. This is the same approach UC Davis needs to take with retailers in Sacramento, the Bay Area and the rest of the Central Valley. Get our name out there. Let’s end the Aggieopoly and get UC Davis students buying better and cheaper merchandise to support Aggie Pride. ALEX TAVLIAN is a fourth-year political science major. He can be reached at aetavlian@ucdavis.edu.
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owning up to the simple fact that we are human. This realization itself is not too hard to come by. What many people forget is that, like us, the people we elect into office are human as well. Obama puts on his pants one leg at a time just like you and I do. He showers, shaves and eats breakfast like you and I do. As we saw with the “keep your insurance” promise, Obama also lies like you and I do. That said, I would vote for him again in a heartbeat, if for no other reason than because no viable alternatives exist. If you disagree, which you’re totally allowed to, it doesn’t change your value as a human being and it doesn’t reflect on your moral or intellectual worth. I’ve met incredibly smart and incredibly dumb people on both sides of the spectrum. If there’s one thing I want you to get out of this column, it’s that I would much rather you be an informed Republican than a stupid Democrat. If you think ZACH MOORE was ever completely, hopelessly wrong in any of his columns, speak now or forever hold your peace by emailing him at zcmoore@ucdavis.edu.To read more of his political rants you can add him on Facebook until he creates a blog.
even when we are 50, likely making us miserable. At the same time, we must remember that not everything is worth the time and effort to fight for. For example, spending an hour arguing with a professor about one point on a midterm is not a good idea. The point, even if obtained, will almost never affect the final grade and will not increase our understanding of the subject. If you believe something is worth standing up for, do so fully without reservation. If you believe it is not worth standing up for, accept it as it is without complaint. Do not stand in the middle; commit yourself to a decision and then stick to that decision until something changes.
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point we’re just focusing on the ‘how.’” Since August, Taylor has been interning with a small scale industrial mushroom farm in Sacramento called Dragon Gourmet Mushrooms. His internship has been sponsored by R. Michael Davis, UC Davis professor of plant pathology and facilitator of PLP 40. Since then, Taylor has started growing his own mushrooms at home using waste materials from his internship, like the plastic bags of sawdust in which the mushrooms are cultivated.These waste materials still contain spawn which is the germinating transplant of fungi. The spawn is then transferred or inoculated to straw which acts as the new substrate or growth medium and nutrient source for the mushrooms to colonize. Taylor has made this the main model of the Domes’ mushroom project, along with some community members’ initiative to grow mushrooms on used coffee grounds. However, these are not the first mushroom cultivation experiments that have been explored on campus. For nearly 20 years the UC Davis Plant Pathology Department has offered PLP 40, devoted to the history and practice of mushroom cultivation. The hands-on, laboratory-intensive course was brought about by student demand. According to Davis, he has never had to advertise the course, and UC Davis is one of the few campuses in the country to offer it. “One reason I teach the class is because I think everyone in California should appreciate agriculture, since it’s such an important industry in here,” Davis said. “I hope that a few students will be so interested that they might pursue it as a career, or for students to be able to teach other students how to grow mushrooms.” According to Davis, mushrooms are the fifth most valued crop produced in the U.S., and can diversify any farm operation with minimal resources, since the growing medium for them is often straw or compost. Due to the rarity of such university courses, Davis said students could have relative ease finding internships or jobs in mushroom operations, which has been the case for Taylor who first approached Dragon Gourmet Mushrooms at the Da-
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was the best use of the land around Davis.” The California Agricultural Properties Inc. official document on the preservation of the Leland Ranch states, “The property will be sold with an Agricultural Conservation Easement in place that will be held by the City of Davis and the Yolo Land Trust.
vis Farmers Market. In PLP 40, students attend a one-hour lecture each week about the theory and history behind mushroom cultivation, and participate in a three-hour lab where they practice making their own tissue cultures from spores and utilizing growth chambers on campus to provide optimal temperature and humidity, which can often be a limiting factor when growing mushrooms at home. The students grow oyster and shiitake mushrooms on straw, and button mushrooms on compost, which is provided by the professor. Besides teaching PLP 40 to introduce students to mushrooms, Davis also harbors a personal passion for fungi. “[Mushroom identification] takes you into the forest in the off season when it’s cooler and it’s rainy,” Davis said. “And the forest floor could be covered with different colors and shapes of mushrooms. It’s just an enjoyable pastime.” Taylor also has a similar passion and hopes to share it with his fellow student body through his position as student lead farmer on the Student Farm. He is starting a mushroom project in the Ecological Garden on campus. The idea has come about through the establishment of farm dialogues this past year between farm staff, professors and students. Erica Van Steenis, a community and regional development graduate student and volunteer and intern coordinator for the Student Farm, has teamed up with Taylor to make the project happen. “Jack brought up the idea of cultivating mushrooms on logs during one of our farm dialogues, and we thought it could enrich the Ecological Garden through collaboration,”Van Steenis said. The cultivation of logs entails drilling holes into the wood, placing spawn inside and covering it with wax. The success of this project and the Domes’ mushroom garden on straw depends on the environment and moisture levels of the substrate. However, both Van Steenis and Taylor are confident that the projects will have a positive impact on the communities. “Interns are coming out to the Student Farm to learn and it’s great to teach them and learn from them, it’s a great community learning experience,” Taylor said. “Sustainable agriculture is a broad topic and I think it’s great that people are interested in alternative methods and knowing where their food comes from.” n
The easement will merge the three parcel and restrict the future urban development of the property.” Ellana Piotter, a second-year international relations major, believes this preservation is necessary. “Preservation for sure will be beneficial for Davis. I think Davis is an ag town, not a tech town. It would be helpful to have it and expand but at the same time we have some of the best ag programs in the world
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defense organization that drafted the referendum. “No person, including a 13-year-old girl, should be forced to change or undress in front of a 16-year-old boy who thinks he is a girl on the inside,” Dacus said. PFAS has also enlisted the help of veteran political advisor Frank Schubert, president of Mission Public Affairs and a key leader in the 2008 Proposition 8 campaign. Schubert echoed this sentiment in an email. “The bill is a gross invasion of privacy for California students in the most vulnerable areas of public schools, subjecting them to the opposite sex sharing showers, bathroom, changing areas and locker rooms on a claim of ‘gender identity,’” Schubert said. “It doesn’t even require that a student have ever presented himself as the opposite sex.” Opponents also view AB 1266 as an unnecessary overstepping on the part of the state, with Dacus referring to the bill as a “one-size-fits-all piece of legislation,” and Schubert calling it “wide open for abuse as drafted.” However, supporters of the bill find these claims to be overstated. “For me, it seems like a bit of a made up scenario,” said Kim Westrick, the interim office coordinator for the UC Davis LGBTQIA Resource Center. “It’s the kind of thing that comes from imagining trans folks as predators. They aren’t considering the kind of oppression trans people face.” Geoff Kors, senior legislative and policy strategist for the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), a cosponsor of the bill, called the sorts of hypotheticals popularized by PFAS a “total fallacy” and a result of “scare tactics and fear mongering” from the bill’s opponents. “It’s a mean spirited attack on some of our most vulnerable young people,” Kors said. Other supporters of the bill, such as the ACLU of Northern California and Gay Straight Alliance, have joined with the NCLR in opposing the referendum, saying that the bill is an important step in eliminating barriers to participation for students who question their assigned gender. Mark Snyder, communications manager for Transgender Law Center, another sup-
so we should cater to providing opportunities in that field,” Piotter said. Piotter also stated that she believes letting industries take Mace 391 would harm the Yolo Land Trust. The Yolo Land Trust is an organization that was founded in 1988. It seeks to conserve Yolo County’s numerous natural resources including Mace 391. When asked what his stance on Mace 391 is, Krovoza explained why he thought the land should be preserved as
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Yolo Film Society: Charlie Chaplin’s “City Lights” Dec. 22, 7:30 p.m., $2 suggested donation Yolo Pleasure Dome, 1401 Pole Line Road The Yolo County Film Society will be screening Charlie Chaplin’s “City Lights” free of charge for all ages. Come enjoy this classic silent rom-com and take a nostalgic ride back to 1931. THEATRE/DRAMA Stories on Stage Davis: Featuring Lucy Corin & Elise Winn Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m., $5 suggested donation Pence Gallery, 212 D St. Enjoy a night of stories from Lucy Corin’s newest short story collection One Hundred Apocalypses and Other Apocalypses and other works by UC Davis alumna Elise Winn. Readings will be delivered by featured actors Kelley Ogden and Jessica Goldman Laskey. Davis Musical Theatre Company: Cabaret Jan. 3 to Jan. 26, tickets $9 to $18 DMT Performing Arts Center, 607 Pena Drive The Davis Musical Theatre Company is set to open their
production of Cabaret on Jan. 3 with a special New Years Eve performance on Dec. 31. It is suggested that attendees be at least 10 years of age or older. Tickets can be purchased online at dmtc.org. MUSIC American Bach Soloists: Messiah Dec. 15, 4 p.m., tickets $12 to $54 Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center The American Bach Choir is set to perform Handel’s Messiah under the direction of UC Davis Music Professor Jeffrey Thomas. This traditional holiday concert will feature some of the best classical soloists in Northern California. Tickets can be purchased at the Mondavi Ticket Office or online at tickets.mondaviarts.org. Folk Music Jam Session Dec. 20, noon, free UC Davis Arboretum,Wyatt Deck Come to Wyatt Deck’s weekly folk Jam Session and appreciate acoustic tunes with fellow music enthusiasts. Everyone is encouraged to bring their acoustic instruments regardless of musical experience. Listeners are also welcome to join the jam session. n
Manzanares. “He’s a great player.” “Obviously that’s an awesome achievement,” Manzanares said regarding the feat. “I [attribute] all the success to the [offensive line], my fullback Dalton Turay, the tight ends and the receivers blocking downfield. It’s a team effort.” In the last home game of the season against Northern Colorado, the St. Ignatius High graduate moved up to eighth on the Aggies’ single-season rushing list with 1,163 yards while advancing six spots to fourth for single-season carries with 232. At the season’s finish, Manzanares passed Matt Brown (1,183 in 2000) for the seventh spot, and fell two yards short of G.P. Muhammad (1,287 in 1998)
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port group, cited the success of school districts within California that have already adopted the policies AB 1266 is based on. “LA Unified School District has had these sorts of policies in place for almost a decade without any of these sorts of violations happening,” Snyder said. Groups at UC Davis have also rallied behind similar policies, with the UC Student Workers Union sponsoring a petition to create more gender neutral restrooms on UC campuses like those found at the new Student Community Center. While existing California law already prohibits schools from discriminating against students based on their gender identity, if passed AB 1266 would be the first of its kind in the U.S. to specifically enumerate some of the rights of transgender students. “The law simply restates existing state and federal law, regardless of the referendum,” Snyder said. “The repeal would not take away existing protections.” According to Kors, “in the unlikely event that the referendum would qualify and pass, it would have little effect.” In order to qualify for the 2014 ballot, the referendum must garner around 505,000 signatures, or an amount equivalent to five percent of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. According to the CA Secretary of State’s office, opponents of AB 1266 submitted 614,311 signatures, about 18 percent over the required minimum. Around 400,000 of these were collected by volunteers, with the rest being provided by signature gatherers paid for by PFAS. Extra signatures are needed in petition drives as many are often invalidated for being duplicates, belonging to unregistered voters or representing false information such as names or addresses. Initial counts of the signature validity rate looked grim, with a random sample released on Dec. 2 finding only about 76.6 percent as legitimate. With the surplus of signatures collected, the petition would need to hit at least 82 percent validity to qualify. Supporters of the referendum have developed a few contingencies to stop the law in the event that AB 1266 passes regardless of the referendum, with the PJI exploring options for a legal challenge to the law. The fate of the referendum will be decided when a definitive valid signature count is released on Jan. 8, 2014. n
open space. “Davis has 400 acres around the city that is designated for business parks,” Krovoza said. “So we already have lands designated for development. My view was that we should develop those areas before we designate another huge piece of land for that.” In order to preserve this land, the Davis City Council applied for and got a grant for $1.1 million from the federal government. n
for fourth all-time, earning the fifth spot. In UC Davis’ 34-7 victory over Sacramento State in the 60th Causeway Classic, Manzanares accounted for 217 yards — 122 rushing and 95 more receiving on four receptions — with a pair of touchdowns. The ground-game workhorse scored from 2- and 33-yards in the first quarter. It was the junior transfer’s fifth consecutive 100-yard ground game. “His professionalism, his heart and want to succeed… the young man is going to be very successful,” coach Gould said. “I am so fortunate, very grateful that he stumbled into our lap. I don’t know what we would do without him.” Manzanares’ impressive season earned him the title of Male Athlete of the Quarter. Look for big things from Manzanares next season as the UC Davis football program will luckily have him back next year for his senior season. n
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1. If you could describe your personal style in three words, what would they be? Comfortable and constantly changing. 2. Who or what is your style icon? I can’t say that I’ve ever had a particular style icon, but there are fat and fabulous women on Tumblr that have encouraged me to step out of my comfort zone. The queer community was extremely helpful in improving my perception of self and fashion became a tool of resistance against the standards of beauty I used to think I had to meet. 3. What are your three must-have items in your wardrobe? Leggings, dark blue jeans and tank tops/camis. I feel like these are the basics and you can dress these up or accessorize them as much as you’d like. 4. What is your favorite accessory and why? I love big earrings and scarves. Earrings and scarves are close to your face and can make a memorable statement about you. For example, I have a lot of earrings with spikes, that I feel in many ways characterize my fearlessness as a fat queer Chicana femme. 5. Where do you love to shop and why? I mainly shop at thrift stores now. They’ve proved good
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life-changing time. “Chairing this committee helped me figure out what I wanted to do,” Du said.“I realized I have a talent for
for accessories, but since they don’t always have plus-size clothing, I also make the occasional trip to Torrid or the Forever 21 (small) plus-size section. I always go to clearance racks first. It’s nothing new to say that there is a limited amount of options for plus-size folks. There have been improvements over the last few years which is nice because I don’t feel I should need to change my body in order to find clothing that properly fits and appeals to my taste. 6.What is your most treasured item in your wardrobe? I bought a maroon plaid shirt at the beginning of this quarter and it has become my favorite thing to wear. I bought this shirt around the same time I chopped off my hair so it has become a marker for all the changes in my style and gender presentation. 7. How has your style changed since high school? Coming from a low-income background, a lot of the clothes I had growing up were either handed down or picked for me based on the price. I had no space to build my own wardrobe.When I did have the chance, there were a lot of body size issues that wouldn’t let me feel comfortable in certain articles of clothing. Now, I feel comfortable with my body and feel comfortable in practically anything. Right now I’m loving clothing with mesh. 8. What does fashion mean to you? When I think FASHION I imagine extremely thin people and models with class privilege — no one I will ever resemble and by no means am aspiring to resemble. So I
art administration and that I want to do museum curation in the future. It’s also nice to notice that I had a positive visual impact on campus as well as people’s reactions to the paintings you commissioned.” Sheehan believes that, while ASUCD groups vary every year
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3) Rogue Legacy Every year an indie release comes out of nowhere and ends up on my best of the year list. This time it’s Rogue Legacy, a downloadable game for the PC. Players explore a treacherous castle in an effort to earn gold and kill dangerous foes, but the game uses a rogue-like template in which players must start from scratch after each death. Whereas most games like
in their ability to get things done, APAC has been relatively successful at achieving its goals. “They’re as good as the people who chair them that year,” Sheehan said. “APAC is relatively new but they’ve done some fantastic things already, like art bombing
this leave the player with no reward after death, Rogue Legacy does include player persistence. So after each death players still level up and use gold to unlock new abilities, which results in one of the year’s most addicting experiences. 2) BioShock Infinite The main reason that I loved 2007’s BioShock was its introduction of Rapture, a fascinating underwater city that crumbled under a faulty utopian vision. Exploring that virtual world for the first time was incredible, and somehow
guess fashion has become an act of resistance; it gives you the opportunity to outwardly express yourself and have people perceive you the way you want to be perceived. Others might try and police you, but at the end of the day, you will present the way that feels best for you. 9. How do your queer and Chicana identities play a role in creating your personal style? As a Chicana, I have become politically conscious and culturally aware. It is through this personal growth that I was able to see myself in a positive way and celebrate and appreciate my fat, brown body as it is. It is through this growth that I am able to tell others openly that I am queer — that I am able to acknowledge resilience as a skill. I have altered my perception of self by deconstructing the oppressive thinking that lived within me — the oppressive thinking I learned as a child and continue hearing as I navigate new spaces. 10. What final tips can you give to our fashion-forward readers? I often hear different people say that a certain article of clothing or a certain shade looks bad on them. I think I want to ask those people to give it a chance. If you fear being mocked, ridiculed or shamed, you might be holding back for a valid yet wrong reason. I only say that because I took so long to 1) appreciate my body, and 2) wear clothes and colors that look fabulous on me. To read an expanded version of this Campus Chic, visit theaggie.org.
downtown this year. I don’t think groups like these are guaranteed to implement successful policies all the time, but they’re occasionally very successful and so having them doesn’t hurt.” Du believes that APAC’s goal is to highlight art on campus.
BioShock Infinite replicates that feeling with Columbia, a gorgeous city in the sky. But uncovering the darkness beneath the beautiful landscape reveals yet another failed utopia, one in which issues of race, class, and social conventions divide the people. All of it adds up to a wonderfully unique narrative; it also helps that Infinite contains perhaps the most mind-blowing ending I’ve ever encountered in a video game. 1) The Last of Us I went back and forth between my #1 and
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“We’re a science school with an art culture, but we don’t shine enough light on our art students,” Du said. “I felt like the presence of public art on campus was not strong, so I was glad I was able to draw attention to it by chairing APAC. It shows that Davis is very diverse.”
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The Aggies came up just short of their ultimate goal this season, winning the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championships. However, with multiple highs and lows this year, they persevered and still fought their way into the Big West semifinals, deservedly earning the title of Men’s Team of the Quarter. The biggest upset for the team this season was not making it to that final coveted championship match. In a well fought battle between the Aggies and UC Irvine, the Anteaters ultimately came out on top in their semifinal victory over UC Davis by the score of 2-0 in Irvine, Calif. This marked the last game of the year for UC Davis and the last game of the seven graduating seniors’ UC Davis careers. “I thought we played well but the result against Irvine just didn’t go our way,” said senior goalkeeper Omar Zeenni. Although the Aggies fell short in the end, the athletes played in multiple pivotal games that several players agree were huge highlights of the year. Playing at one of the most intimidating stadiums on the West Coast, the Aggies took on nationally-ranked University
of New Mexico in Albuquerque, N.M. on Sept. 27. “From a team aspect, one of our best moments was definitely beating New Mexico at New Mexico and knowing how big that game was on the road for us,” said senior captain forward Alex Aguiar. Other big wins for the Aggies included their first matchup at home versus UC Irvine, besting the then top-25 team 2-0, along with clinching
home-field advantage in the first round of the Big West Tournament thanks to the end of the season wins versus Cal Poly and Sac State. They capped off a fantastic season by winning in their first round Big West Tournament matchup at home against UC Riverside that carried them to that semifinal game in Irvine. Overall, the Aggies fought hard throughout the year with some big wins on the road and at home.With 23
players returning, there are high hopes for the team’s future success. “I have the utmost confidence in the returning players to train hard and win the conference tournament next season,” Zeenni said. For the tremendous work the UC Davis men’s soccer team has put in this season and the success they have earned, they have earned the honor of being called the Men’s Team of the Quarter. n
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Top left: Junior Beverly Vatananugulkit. Top right: Sopohomore Betty Chen. Bottom: Freshman Paige Lee
Cridebring and the entire UC Davis squad had the National Championships in mind. Cridebring was sensational, running a season-best 6K time of 20:08. This was good for a 19th place individual placing, which led to a seventh-place finish for the Aggies and revenge against Cal Poly. Unfortunately, the Aggies were unable to sneak into NCAA Nationals and Cridebring failed to
receive one of the at-large individual bids. While the cross country season is over for Cridebring, Aggie fans will be able to see her dominate once again when track and field season rolls around. Last season, Cridebring was the Big West Conference Champion in the 1500-meter race and finished second in the 50,000-meter race. She managed to get her name into the UC Da-
The women’s golf team began the the 2013 season as four-time defending Big West Champions, so expectations and the pressure to succeed were high as soon as the year kicked off. The team responded impressively and have put together an exceptional fall season. Three top-five team finishes showcased the team’s talent during the quarter, along with a sixth place result sprinkled in. The team never finished worse than 12th in any tournament and won the team event at the Hoosier Fall Invitational in Bloomington, Ind. on Oct. 20 by a combined 16 strokes. This tournament also brought Betty Chen into the limelight as she won the individual title in Bloomington with a scoreline of 3-under 210 and won the competition by two strokes over the second-place finisher. Chen was awarded October’s Big West women’s golfer of the month in recognition of her tournament victory. “Betty’s victory was a definite highlight of the fall,” said head coach Anna Temple. The team finished their fall season at the Stanford Intercollegiate, placing 12th in the team competition. This was a solid finish as the tournament featured nine top-25 teams with three of those inside of the top 10 according to the Golfstat weekly rankings. The Aggies finished the fall season ranked No. 38, a ranking that has steadily increased over the course of the fall season. Beverly Vatananugulkit finished tied for 23rd individually in Stanford, adding another strong showing to her record. She has finished in the top 30 in individual competitions at five out of the six tournaments played with a third place finish in the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational. With Chen and Vatananugulkit leading the way along with senior Jessica Chulya, the team is poised to add another conference championship once play resumes in February. The sustained success of the team combined with the promise of more to come makes them the fall Women’s Team of the Quarter. n
vis record books several times, finishing fourth in school history in both the 1,500 meter and the 5K. Cridebring also ran the indoor 3K in 9:26.97, good for second in UC Davis history. While Cridebring is finishing up her career as an Aggie, she is planning to begin a new career in environmental science. If her time representing UC Davis is any indication, there are only good things to come from senior Alycia Cridebring. n
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T h e 2 0 1 3 f o o t ba l l s e a s o n elicited a great deal of change for the Aggies (5-7, 5-2 Big Sky). There was the hiring of new head coach Ron Gould and the innovative program that came with him. But the change that generated the majority of the Aggies’ offensive success had just walked on to the UC Davis campus at the start of the summer.
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Coming into the 2013 cross country season, senior Alycia Cridebring had lofty goals for her final year at UC Davis after scoring an All-Big West Conference team nod in 2012. Cridebring, despite battling an injury, led the Aggies to a second-place finish at the Big West Championships and a seventh-place finish at the NCAA West Regional meet. A native of Pleasant Hill, Calif., Cridebring was a three sport athlete in high school, lettering in track and field, cross country and soccer. She made a splash at the CIF state cross country meet as a senior while qualifying for state championships twice in the 1600-meter race for track and field. Cridebring was also named to the second-team All-Diablo Foothill
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Athletic League. The 2013 season started off well for Cridebring who led the Aggies to a first place finish at the Aggie Open with a pace-setting 13:50 4K. This marked the second year in a row of Cridebring winning the Aggie Open. This meet was followed by two straight missed events and a poor finish at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational which saw Cridebring finish 148th overall and fourth for the UC Davis team. Like a true leader however, Cridebring rebounded from her poor meet and dominated at both the Big West Championships and NCAA West Regionals. At Big West Championships, Cridebring led the UC Davis team with a seventh place individual finish, followed closely by teammate senior cridebring on 15
yards. Getting the ball to the quick and powerful back was a key ingredient in the Aggies’ recipe for success. The San Francisco, Calif. native first turned heads with a 208-yard performance against Idaho State. Manzanares captured the attention of both Aggie fans and opponents and, due in large part to his impressive drive and dedication, continued to produce one impressive performance after another. “He has a heart as big as the United States,” said coach Gould. “He never wants to come out of the game, and what you see out [there] is what you see every day in practice; he by far sets the tone for what practice is going to be like.” Despite the upsetting home loss against Cal Poly, Manzanares still gave UC Davis something to celebrate as he became the first Aggie to rush over 1,000 yards since Matt Massari rushed for 1,274 yards in 2002. “That running back is legit,” Cal Poly coach Tim Walsh said of
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